Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 401-402 , September 2004

Mechanisms of vascular calcification in uremia

  • Cecilia M. Giachelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Cecilia M. Giachelli, PhD, Bioengineering Department, Box 351720, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195

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 Supported by National Institutes of Health grant HL62329, National Science Foundation UWEB ERC EEC9529161, and a grant from Genzyme, Boston, MA.

PII: S0270-9295(04)00088-9

doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2004.06.005

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 401-402 , September 2004

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