Kv1.3 Channel, a Targetable Piece in the Complex Jigsaw Puzzle of Vascular Calcification?

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Maria F Gomez. Function (Oxf). 2020.

. 2020 Dec 28;2(1):zqaa049.

doi: 10.1093/function/zqaa049. eCollection 2021.

¹ Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Sweden.

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Kv1.3 Channel Inhibition Limits Uremia-Induced Calcification in Mouse and Human Vascular Smooth Muscle.
Cazaña-Pérez V, Cidad P, Navarro-González JF, Rojo-Mencía J, Jaisser F, López-López JR, Alvarez de la Rosa D, Giraldez T, Pérez-García MT. Cazaña-Pérez V, et al. Function (Oxf). 2020 Dec 4;2(1):zqaa036. doi: 10.1093/function/zqaa036. eCollection 2021. Function (Oxf). 2020. PMID: 35330975 Free PMC article.

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