Calcium oxalate crystallization in urine of healthy men and women: A comparative study

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Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 435-444

  Buchholz, Niels P ^a   Kim, Dong Sun ^a   Grover, Phulwinder K ^a   Ryall, Rosemary L ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate crystallization; Crystal aggregation; Crystal growth; Gender differences; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS; URINE PH; UROLITHIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALCIUM OXALATE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; SEX FACTORS; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 1842270483     PISSN: 08917035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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