High urinary excretion level of citrate and magnesium in children: Potential etiology for the reduced incidence of pediatric urolithiasis

Urological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-213

  Miyake, O ^a   Yoshimura, K ^a   Yoshioka, T ^b   Koide, T ^c   Okuyama, A ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b SUMITOMO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c OSAKA KOSEI NENKIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate crystallization; Children; Citrate; Inhibitory activity; Magnesium; Metastable limit

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; URIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION; UROLITHIASIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CALCIUM OXALATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITRIC ACID; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMANS; JAPAN; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 0031747532     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002400050048     Document Type: Article

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