Crystallization in the nephron

Urological Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 397-403

  Højgaard, Inge ^a   Tiselius, Hans Göran ^b  

^a Västervik Hospital   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; Calcium phosphate; Nephron; pH; Urinary macromolecules

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM SALT;

CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHRON; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0033403438     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002400050127     Document Type: Review

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