title: The making of a bone in blood vessels: from the soft shell to the hard bone.
abstract: Vascular calcification, particularly of the medial layer of arteries, is one of the key determinants of survival in patients with chronic kidney disease. This abnormality is not merely a simple process of precipitation of calcium and phosphate but also includes several mechanisms similar to those of bone formation within the vessel wall.
authors: Division of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan. fukagawa@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Fukagawa
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Kazama
mesh_terms: D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis; D006244:Hardness; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010012:Osteogenesis; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology