Intravenous calcitriol therapy in an early stage prevents parathyroid gland growth

Background. Both the phenotypic alterations of parathyroid (PT) cells, e.g. down-regulation of the calcium-sensing receptor, and the increase of the PT cell number in nodular hyperplasia are the main causes of refractory secondary hyperparathyroidism. It is of great importance to prevent PT growth i...

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Main Authors: Taniguchi, Masatomo, Tokumoto, Masanori, Tsuruya, Kazuhiko, Hirakata, Hideki, Iida, Mitsuo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2008
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Dialysis
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2568009/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18515308
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfn264
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