Isoelectric focusing of Tamm-Horsfall glycoproteins: A simple tool for recognizing recurrent calcium oxalate renal stone formers

Urological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-82

  Schnierle, P ^a   Hering, F ^b   Seiler, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonsspital Baden   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

diagnostic method; differentiation; isoelectric focusing; recurrent calcium oxalate stone former; renal stone formation; Tamm Horsfall glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; TAMM HORSFALL GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STONE FORMATION; UROLITHIASIS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; CALCIUM OXALATE; DENSITOMETRY; DETERGENTS; GELS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MUCOPROTEINS; UREA; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 0029990244     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00431083     Document Type: Article

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