Diphosphonates and polyphosphates in medicine
Compounds containing phosphorus with P O P bonds (for example PPi) or P C P bonds (diphosphonates) bind strongly to crystals of hydroxyapatite and inhibit their growth and aggregation as well as their rates of dissolution. Both groups of compounds inhibit experimentally induced ectopic calcification...
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| Language: | English |
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1975
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