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  • Title: The effects of citrate and urine on calcium oxalate crystal aggregation.
    Author: Tiselius HG, Fornander AM, Nilsson MA.
    Journal: Urol Res; 1993; 21(5):363-6. PubMed ID: 8279094.
    Abstract:
    The rate of crystal sedimentation in a suspension of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystals was determined spectrophotometrically in the presence and absence of dialysed urine and citrate. A reduced rate of crystal sedimentation after stirring was recorded in suspensions containing citrate in concentrations between 0.33 and 1.67 mmol/l. The sedimentation rate was reduced in the presence of a 0.3-3.3% concentration of dialysed urine, with increased inhibition of crystal sedimentation when the concentration of urine was increased. A comparison of the inhibition of COM crystal sedimentation in whole urine and in dialysed urine from normal subjects and stone-formers disclosed significantly higher values (P < 0.05) in the dialysed urine. The results support previous observations that physiological concentrations of citrate might efficiently inhibit the aggregation of COM crystals. Furthermore even low concentrations of both whole urine and dialysed urine are apparently very efficient inhibitors of COM crystal aggregation.
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