Nephrolithiasis in Iranian sheep.
Out of 500 Iranian sheep examined, six revealed the presence of lithiasis in their kidneys. Nephroliths in three animals were composed of ammonium magnesium phosphates and in the others of calcium carbonates and calcium phosphates. Interestingly sodium and ammonium urate crystals were present in the kidneys of three animals.
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Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
Razavi
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D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000032:analysis; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000032:analysis; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017616:Magnesium Compounds / Q000032:analysis; D010710:Phosphates / Q000032:analysis; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000069877:Struvite
D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D010710:Phosphates; C485828:alpha-tricalcium phosphate; C485830:tetracalcium phosphate; C485838:calcium phosphate, monobasic, anhydrous; C020243:calcium phosphate; D000069877:Struvite; D002119:Calcium Carbonate; C485829:calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous