Chelating: The process of binding metal ions to form a stable complex, which can help in detoxifying harmful substances in plants. Raphides: Needle-like crystals of calcium oxalate found in ...
Current focus is to decipher the pathways of calcium oxalate crystal formation and oxalate degradation. In plant foods, oxalate exists in two general forms, soluble and insoluble, and each form can ...
Various forms of crystals can result in different bladder stones, including magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite), calcium oxalate, ammonium urate or uric acid, cysteine, calcium phosphate ...
The incidence of calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis in the US has been increasing throughout the past three decades. Biopsy studies show that both calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis ...
and blepharospasm as large numbers of calcium oxalate crystals penetrate the cornea. [22] Tulips and "Tulip Fingers". The sap of the tulip (family Liliaceae) contains the well-characterized ...