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Variations in the Activity of Urinary Inhibitors in Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis
Author(s) -
GRASES F.,
GENESTAR C.,
MARCH P.,
CONTE A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1988.tb04417.x
Subject(s) - calcium oxalate , oxalate , urine , nephelometry , urinary system , chemistry , crystallization , inhibitory postsynaptic potential , calcium , biochemistry , medicine , inorganic chemistry , immunology , organic chemistry , antibody
Summary— Opinions vary on the effects produced by urinary inhibitors of crystallisation. We describe a simple method for studying inhibitory effects in urine based on nephelometry and optical microscopy. It was concluded that the inhibitory effect of a given substance on calcium oxalate crystallisation depends on the particular sample of urine being examined and that the most effective inhibitor can be determined only by studying the urine of each patient individually.