title: Calcium oxalate trihydrate in urinary calculi.
abstract: Visual examination, electron-microscopic observation and infrared-spectroscopic analysis demonstrate that the thermodynamically unstable calcium oxalate trihydrate, which supposedly plays an important role in the formation of certain urinary calculi, is a commonly occurring constituent of urinary stones.
mesh_terms: D002129:Calcium Oxalate / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002129:Calcium Oxalate