Lithogenesis: Induction of renal calcifications by nanobacteria

Urological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-57

  Shiekh, Farooq A ^a   Khullar, Madhu ^a   Singh, S K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Biocrystallization; Calcification; Lithogenesis; Nanobacteria; Rats; Renal calculi

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; WHEWELLITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; KIDNEY INFECTION; KIDNEY TUBULE DISORDER; MALE; NANOBACTERIA; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STONE FORMATION; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM OXALATE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOPARTICLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 32544451737     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-005-0034-0     Document Type: Article

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