Does the composition of voided urine reflect that of the renal pelvis?

Urological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 261-264

  Shafik, Ahmed ^a   Ahmed, Ismail ^a   El Sibai, Olfat ^b   Shafik, Ali A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acidity; Alkalinity; Bladder; Kidney; Osmolality; pH

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; MICTURITION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS; URINE PH; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; URINE; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 33746432493     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-006-0058-0     Document Type: Article

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