A stone farm: Development of a method for simultaneous production of multiple calcium oxalate stones in vitro

Urological Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-60

  Chow, K ^a   Dixon, J ^a   Gilpin, S ^a   Kavanagh, J P ^a   Rao, P N ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Calculi; Oxalate; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CALCIUM OXALATE; SODIUM AZIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM OXALATE STONE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLOW RATE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; KINETICS; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; URINE LEVEL;

CALCIUM OXALATE; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KIDNEY CALCULI; METHODS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SODIUM AZIDE;

EID: 1542378186     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-003-0379-1     Document Type: Article

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