Citation:
R AZOURY, Garti, N, and SARIG, S. 1986. “The Amino Acid Factor In Stone Formers' And Normal Urines.”. Urological Research, 14, 6, Pp. 295–298. doi:10.1007/BF00262378.
Abstract:
A review with 22 refs. The compn. of amino acids in kidney stone matrixes and inhibitory materials from normal urines is discussed. The amino acid factor (FAA) proposed is FAA = (Glutamic acid)/(Aspartic acid + Alanine); its value in fractions of non-potent inhibitory material and in kidney stone matrixes is \textless0.6. In potent portions of the inhibitory material sepd. from healthy people and young animals' urine the value is ≥0.8. The role of enzymes in calcium oxalate stone formation and the exptl. evidence of acidic amino polymers and monomers effect on calcium oxalate crystn. are also discussed. [on SciFinder(R)]