CaC2O4·H2O spherulites in human kidney stones: Morphology, chemical composition, and growth regime

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 285-295

  Sokol, Ella ^a   Nigmatulina, Elena ^a   Maksimova, Natalya ^a   Chiglintsev, Alexander ^b  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b Municipal Hospital   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate monohydrate; Kidney stone; Lithotripsy; Spherulite; Whewellite

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; DISINTEGRATION; MICROCRYSTALS; NUCLEATION; OXALIC ACID; SHOCK WAVES;

CALCIUM OXALATE MONOHYDRATE; KIDNEY STONE; LITHOTRIPSY; SPHERULITE; WHEWELLITES;

MORPHOLOGY;

MEDICINE; SPHERULITE;

EID: 18444367099     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2005/0017-0285     Document Type: Article

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