Calcium oxalate crystallization kinetics studied by oxalate-induced turbidity in fresh human urine and artificial urine

Clinical Science

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-158

  Kavanagh, John P ^a   Jones, L ^a   Rao, P N ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; Crystallization; Urine; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM OXALATE;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BIOASSAY; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMAN; KINETICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDITY; URINALYSIS; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0033953655     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0980151     Document Type: Article

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