Inhibitory potency of crystal matrix protein on the crystallization of calcium oxalate

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 3, Issue S1, 1996, Pages

  Nakajima, Chiaki ^a   Suzuki, Koji ^a   Tsugawa, Ryuzo ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate crystal; Crystal growth and aggregation; Crystal matrix protein; Growth and aggregation inhibitor; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; MATRIX PROTEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTHROMBIN; CRYSTAL MATRIX PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UROLITHIASIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTAL GROWTH AND AGGREGATION; CRYSTAL MATRIX PROTEIN; GROWTH AND AGGREGATION INHIBITOR; METABOLISM; NEPHROLITHIASIS; URINE;

CALCIUM OXALATE CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL GROWTH AND AGGREGATION; CRYSTAL MATRIX PROTEIN; GROWTH AND AGGREGATION INHIBITOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; CALCIUM OXALATE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PROTEINS; PROTHROMBIN; URINE;

EID: 0030454849     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1996.tb00094.x     Document Type: Article

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