Investigation of the role of dietary myo-inositol hexakisphosphate (phytate) on the relative risk of calcium oxalate kidney stone formation in black and white male South African subjects

Includes bibliographical references. === Previous studies have shown that caJclum oxalate (CaOx) stone-formers have lower urinary concentrations of myo-inositol hexakisphosphate (phytate or IPe) than healthy individuals, that dietary intake of this substance leads to its increased urinary excretion...

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Main Author: Lesotho, Ntlama
Other Authors: Rodgers, Allen
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9279