An alternative origin for nanobacteria in kidney stones

Bioscience Hypotheses

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 138-141

  Aloisi, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbonate nanoglogules; Kidney stones; Nanobacteria

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CALCIFICATION; CELL SURFACE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MINERALIZATION; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PSAMMOMA BODY; STONE FORMATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VASCULAR TISSUE;

EID: 50349098036     PISSN: 17562392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bihy.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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