Effect of Etidronate on Aortic Calcification and Bone Metabolism in Calcitoriol-Treated Rats With Subtotal Nephrectomy

• Main Authors: Kazuhiro Tamura (Author), Yusuke Suzuki (Author), Hirotake Hashiba (Author), Hiroshi Tamura (Author), Sumio Aizawa (Author), Hiroshi Kogo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The present study was undertaken to determine the effects of etidronate (ED) on calcitriol-induced aortic calcification and bone metabolism in rats with renal failure. Severe aortic calcification was induced by treatment with calcitriol for 3 weeks in rats in which 5/6 of the kidneys were removed (S...