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Physical Chemistry of Stone Formation

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Calcium Urolithiasis

Part of the book series: Topics in Bone and Mineral Disorders ((TOHE))

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Major progress has been made during the past decade in the physical chemistry and biochemistry of stone formation. The development of improved techniques 1–5 for the quantitation of various processes of stone formation was crucial in this advancement. These techniques have begun to be used in delineating the factors that regulate stone formation and defining the physicochemical environment of urine that predisposes to formation of stones. They have also been applied to establishing the physicochemical action of various therapeutic regimens for nephrolithiasis 6–10 and to quantitating the response to treatment.11,12

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Pak, C.Y.C. (1978). Physical Chemistry of Stone Formation. In: Calcium Urolithiasis. Topics in Bone and Mineral Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2451-5_2

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