The Role Of Salivary Glands In Phosphate Homeostasis

Hyperphosphatemia is recognized as a contributor to vascular calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hemodialysis (HD) patients and is independently associated with cardiac mortality. Dietary inorganic phosphorus (Pi) restriction, and the Pi binders are important therapy for...

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Main Authors: Tomo Mukai, Hiroko Segawa, Shohei Sasaki, Saori Ohnishi, Yasuko Ishikawa, Naoshi Horiba, Otoya Ueda, Kou-ichi Jishage, Naoshi Fukushima, Sawako Tatsumi, Shinsuke Kido, Ken-ichi Miyamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-06-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212005268