Assay for Human Matrix Gla Protein in Serum
- 1 May 2000
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 20 (5) , 1257-1261
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.atv.20.5.1257
Abstract
—Matrix Gla protein (MGP) is synthesized in a vitamin K–dependent way in smooth muscle cells of the healthy vessel wall, and its mRNA transcription is substantially upregulated in atheroscl...Keywords
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