Is citrate an inhibitor of calcium oxalate crystal growth in high concentrations of urine?

Urological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 67-71

  Bek Jensen, H ^a   Fornander, A M ^a   Nilsson, M A ^a   Tiselius, H G ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; CaOx crystallization; Citrate; Crystal growth; Dialysed urine; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; CITRIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STONE FORMATION; UROLITHIASIS;

ANTACIDS; CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CITRATES; CITRIC ACID; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 0029990243     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00431081     Document Type: Article

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