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Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract
; 16(1): 45-65, 1986 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3486511
ABSTRACT
Crystalluria results from oversaturation of urine with crystallogenic substance. However, oversaturation may occur as a result of in vitro as well as in vivo events. The microscopic appearance of crystals only represents a tentative identification of their composition because variable conditions associated with their formation, growth, and dissolution may alter their appearance. Definitive identification is dependent on physical methods such as optical crystallography, x-ray diffraction, and electron microscopic analysis.