The role of glycoproteins in calcium oxalate crystal development

BJU International

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 177-181

  Grases, Felix ^a   Isern, Bernat ^a   Perelló, Joan ^a   Costa Bauzá, Antonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; Crystallization inhibitors; Glycoproteins; Heterogeneous nucleation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM SALT; CITRIC ACID; GLYCOPROTEIN; MUCIN; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE; PHYTATE; PYROPHOSPHATE; WHEWELLITE;

ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; KINETICS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; SUSPENSION; TURBIDIMETRY;

CALCIUM OXALATE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUCINS; PENTOSAN SULFURIC POLYESTER; URINE;

EID: 3242762984     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-4096.2004.04877.x     Document Type: Article

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