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Magnesium Metabolism in Renal Stone Formers

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Urolithiasis

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A possible role for magnesium in the formation of calcium stones was suggested by the investigations of Hammarsten1, who reported a beneficial effect of magnesium on the solubility of calcium oxalate in vitro. Furthermore, experimentally-induced magnesium depletion in the rat is known to cause calcification in the proximal tubular cells in the kidneys2.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, S-750 14, Uppsala, Sweden

    G. Johansson, U. Backman, B. G. Danielson, B. Fellström, S. Ljunghall & B. Wikström

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  1. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    Lynwood H. Smith

  2. The General Infirmary, Leeds, England

    William G. Robertson

  3. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Birdwell Finlayson

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Johansson, G., Backman, U., Danielson, B.G., Fellström, B., Ljunghall, S., Wikström, B. (1981). Magnesium Metabolism in Renal Stone Formers. In: Smith, L.H., Robertson, W.G., Finlayson, B. (eds) Urolithiasis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8977-4_142

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