Pathogenesis of nephrolithiasis: Recent insight from cell biology and renal pathology

Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-109

  Gambaro, Giovanni ^a,c   Fabris, Antonia ^a   Abaterusso, Cataldo ^a   Cosaro, Alex ^a   Ceol, Monica ^b   Mezzabotta, Federica ^b   Torregrossa, Rossella ^b   Tiralongo, Emilia ^b   Del Prete, Dorella ^b   D'Angelo, Angela ^b   Anglani, Franca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

CaOx renal stones; Ectopic calcification; Epithelial mesenchymal transformation; Papilla; Randall's plaque

Indexed keywords

APATITE;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM OXALATE STONE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HENLE LOOP; HUMAN; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LEYDIG CELL; MINERALIZATION; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERICYTE; SHORT SURVEY; STEM CELL;

EID: 57149115977     PISSN: 17248914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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