Factors modulating the pH at which calcium and magnesium phosphates precipitate from human urine

Urological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 254-260

  Suller, M T E ^a   Anthony, V J ^a   Mathur, S ^b   Feneley, R C L ^b   Greenman, J ^a   Stickler, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catheter; Encrustation; Nucleation pH; Precipitation; Proteus mirabilis; Urine

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CITRIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM EXCRETION; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MAGNESIUM EXCRETION; MAGNESIUM URINE LEVEL; MALE; ORANGE JUICE; PHOSPHATE EXCRETION; PHOSPHATE URINE LEVEL; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE PH;

ADULT; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CITRIC ACID; DRINKING; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; PHOSPHATES; PRECIPITATION; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINE;

EID: 23944439884     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-004-0458-y     Document Type: Article

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