Plant phosphates, phytate and pathological calcifications in chronic kidney disease

Phytate, or myo-inositol 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakis dihydrogen phosphate (InsP6), is a naturally occurring phosphorus compound that is present in many foods, mainly legumes, whole grains and nuts. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have cardiovascular disease mortality up to 30 times higher than th...

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Main Authors: Juan Manuel Buades Fuster, Pilar Sanchís Cortés, Joan Perelló Bestard, Félix Grases Freixedas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Nefrología (English Edition)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2013251417300214