Hypocitraturia: its importance as a factor in the development of urolithiasis

The citrate anion is an endogenous inhibitor of calcium deposits in the urinary tract. Moreover, by urine alkalisation, citrates enhance uric acid and cystine solubility. Hypocitraturia in adults is defined as excretion of citrates with urine below 320 mg/24 h. The most common definitions in childre...

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Main Authors: Piotr Skrzypczyk, Małgorzata Pańczyk-Tomaszewska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Communications Sp. z o.o. 2019-05-01
Series:Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna
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Online Access:http://www.pimr.pl/index.php/issues/2019-vol-15-no-1/hypocitraturia-its-importance-as-a-factor-in-the-development-of-urolithiasis?aid=1297