Melamine Toxicity-Stones vs. Crystals

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 468-469

  Reimschuessel, Renate ^a   Puschner, Birgit ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANURIC ACID; MELAMINE;

CRYSTAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TUBULE DAMAGE; LETTER; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NONHUMAN; SPHERULITE; STONE FORMATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; CHINA; CRYSTALLIZATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY CALCULI; TRIAZINES;

EID: 78650063665     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-010-0107-5     Document Type: Letter

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