Urinary Excretion of Glycosaminoglycans in Patients with Urolithiasis
Seema Jawalekar, Vasant Surve & Anil Bhutey · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2013
The interaction between tubular epithelial cells and calcium oxalate crystals or oxalate ions is a very precarious event in the lithogenesis. Urine contains ions, glycoproteins and glycosaminoglycans that inhibit the crystallization process and may protect the kidney against lith...
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10.9734/IJBCRR/2013/2850