Fine structure and mineral components of primary calculi in some human prostates

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 133-141

  Kodaka, Tetsuo ^a   Hirayama, Akihiko ^b   Sano, Tsuneyoshi ^a   Debari, Kazuhiro ^c   Mayahara, Mitsuori ^a   Nakamura, Masanori ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Backscattered electron (BSE) imaging; Energy dispersive X ray (EDX) microanalysis; Fine structure; Primary prostatic calculi; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE; PROSTATE DISEASE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STONE FORMATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADULT; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CALCULI; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC DISEASES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACKSCATTERING; BIOMINERALIZATION; DEPOSITS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; PATHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UROLOGY;

BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGING; ENERGY-DISPERSIVE X-RAY MICROANALYSIS; ENERGY-DISPERSIVE X-RAYS; FINE STRUCTURES; HUMAN PROSTATE; MINERAL COMPONENT; PRIMARY PROSTATIC CALCULUS; STRUCTURE COMPONENT; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS; X-RAY MICROANALYSIS;

X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 47649091166     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfn013     Document Type: Article

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