Urease-induced crystallizations of calcium phosphate and magnesium ammonium phosphate in synthetic urine and human urine

Urological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 263-267

  Ebisuno, S ^a   Komura, T ^b   Yamagiwa, K ^b   Ohkawa, T ^c  

^a National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^b Division of Urology   (Japan)

^c WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aggregometer; Calcium phosphate; Magnesium ammonium phosphate; Urease induced crystallization

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; UREASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TURBIDITY; URINALYSIS;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CRYSTALLIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; PHOSPHATES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UREASE;

EID: 0030766249     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00942096     Document Type: Article

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