Study of inhibition mechanisms of glycosaminoglycans on calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals by atomic force microscopy

Urological Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 426-431

  Shirane, Y ^a   Kurokawa, Y ^a   Miyashita, S ^b   Komatsu, H ^b   Kagawa, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy Inhibition mechanisms; Calcium oxalate monohydrate; Glycosaminoglycans; Spiral growth; Two dimensional nucleation

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; WHEWELLITE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0033451533     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002400050131     Document Type: Article

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