Defining and Systematic Analyses of Aggregation Indices to Evaluate Degree of Calcium Oxalate Crystal Aggregation

Crystal aggregation is one of the most crucial steps in kidney stone pathogenesis. However, previous studies of crystal aggregation were rarely done and quantitative analysis of aggregation degree was handicapped by a lack of the standard measurement. We thus performed an in vitro assay to generate...

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Main Authors: Sakdithep Chaiyarit, Visith Thongboonkerd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
Subjects:
COM
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2017.00113/full