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ArticleAsian journal of urology2017

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Charlimagne M Montealegre, Rizalinda L De Leon

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Article in Asian journal of urology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Charlimagne M MontealegreDepartment of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
Rizalinda L De LeonDepartment of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCalcium oxalate crystals are found in majority of kidney stones with calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) as one of the primary types of kidney stones. Various methods of treatment exist, including herbal treatment in the Philippines that uses the medicinal herb

methodsThe effect of

resultsThe extract decreased the crystal size by 5.22%-82.62% depending on the degree of supersaturation. Through analysis of the projected area of the crystals, the extract was found to shift the phase of the crystals from COM to calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD). This shift in phase is significant with a COM to COD shift of 88.26% at 0.5 mg/mL of extract and 91.53% at 1.0 mg/mL of extract. Scanning election microscopic (SEM) images revealed aggregation of crystals at 0 mg/mL of extract. At 1.0 mg/mL of extract, the scanning electron micrographs showed discernible crystal unit boundaries.

conclusion

Indexed as

Blumea balsamifera extractCalcium oxalate dihydrateCalcium oxalate stoneKidney stonesMicroscopy

Identifiers

PMID29387552
PMCPMC5772838

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