calcification
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thumb|upright=1.2|Density-Dependent Colour Scanning Electron Micrograph SEM (DDC-SEM) of cardiovascular calcification, showing in orange calcium phosphate spherical particles (denser material) and, in green, the extracellular matrix (less dense material).
Research
116,059 papers- Molecular Aspects of Thyroid Calcification.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
- Apoptosis and calcification.Scanning microscopy · 1995
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- Vascular calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease: types, clinical impact and pathogenesis.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2011
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11 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes of soft tissue calcification
- Mineral balance
- Forms
- Location
- Breast disease
- Arteriosclerotic calcification
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
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thumb|upright=1.2|Density-Dependent Colour Scanning Electron Micrograph SEM (DDC-SEM) of cardiovascular calcification, showing in orange calcium phosphate spherical particles (denser material) and, in green, the extracellular matrix (less dense material).
Calcification is the accumulation of calcium salts in a body tissue. It normally occurs in the formation of bone, but calcium can be deposited abnormally in soft tissue, causing it to harden. Calcifications may be classified on whether there is mineral balance or not, and the location of the calcification. Calcification may also refer to the processes of normal mineral deposition in biological systems, such as the formation of stromatolites or mollusc shells.