Expression of osteoprotegerin in placenta and its association with preeclampsia.

<h4>Background</h4>Osteoprotegerin (OPG), a key regulatory factor in bone metabolism, was documented also a potential pro-angiogenic factor, which acts an important role in protecting vascular endothelial cells. Since preeclampsia has gradually been employed to be vascular diseases, we s...

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Main Authors: Pei Shen, Yunhui Gong, Tao Wang, Yueyue Chen, Jin Jia, Shanshan Ni, Bin Zhou, Yapin Song, Lin Zhang, Rong Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22952959/?tool=EBI