Glycosaminoglycans as inhibitors of calcium oxalate crystal growth and aggregation.
Evidence is presented that the glycosaminoglycans, chondroitin 6-sulphate and chondroitin 4-sulphate, are the major inhibitors of calcium oxalate crystal growth and aggregation in dilute normal urine.
D000328:Adult; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003460:Crystallization; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010070:Oxalates / Q000652:urine*
D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D010070:Oxalates; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates