Phytate is the primary storage form of both phosphate and inositol in plant seeds. It forms
complexes with dietary minerals, especially iron and zinc, and causes mineral-related …

Abstract The Consensus Group deliberated on a number of questions concerning urine and
stone analysis over a period of months, and then met to develop consensus. The Group …

Introduction Stone analysis is an important part in the evaluation of patients having stone
disease. This could orientate the physician toward particular etiologies. Material and …

Clinical implications of abundant calcium phosphate in routinely analyzed kidney stones.
Background To better portray the clinical phenotype of kidney stone patients with high …

Renal lithiasis is a multifactorial disease. An important number of etiologic factors can be
adequately modified trough diet, since it must be considered that the urine composition is …

In cereals and legumes, phytic acid (PA) is the principal phosphorus reserve that serves the
biosynthetic and nutritional demands of growing tissues during germination. Because of …

Background The use of herbal medicines (medicinal plants or phytotherapy) has recently
gained popularity in Europe and the United States. Nevertheless the exact mechanism of the …

Calcium phosphate (CaP) stones account for about 15% of all urinary stones, with a marked
female preponderance, and reflect a wide diversity of etiology. Variation of the relative …

[Frontiers in Bioscience 12, 2580-2587, January 1, 2007] 2580 Phytate acts as an inhibitor in
formation of renal calculi Felix G Page 1 [Frontiers in Bioscience 12, 2580-2587, January 1 …

The aim of this study was to estimate uric acid renal stone prevalence rates of adults in
different countries of the world. PubMed was searched for papers dealing with “urinary …