Cytosol/
Cystolith
About 80% of all kidney stones fall into this category. These stones are composed of either calcium and phosphate or calcium and oxalate.
No, calcium oxalate is not soluble. This is what results in what are called gall stones, or kidney stones.
calcium oxalate phosphateurate
Frequently kidney stones are formed from calcium oxalate.
Nothing, unfortunately. Mechanical solutions exist... google lithotripsy.
These stones are composed of either calcium and phosphate or calcium and oxalate.
The chemical formula for Calcium Oxalate is CaC2O4
About 80% of all kidney stones fall into this category. These stones are composed of either calcium and phosphate or calcium and oxalate.
That's a good thing. Calcium Oxalate is the primary cause of kidney stones - you want as little calcium oxalate going through your kidneys as possible.
No, calcium oxalate is not soluble. This is what results in what are called gall stones, or kidney stones.
calcium oxalate precipitates only in basic solution
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Calcium oxalate
The Kidneys.
Calcium has not disadvantages; but for humans concentration of calcium oxalate near the articulations is dangerous.
Oxalates are salts of oxalic acid containing oxalate ion. Oxalate ion is a dianion. Upon protonation, oxalate ion forms a commonly known compound, oxalic acid. The commonly known oxalate salts are sodium oxalate, potassium oxalate etc. The calcium metal ion reacts with oxalate ion to form an insoluble precipitate of calcium oxalate, which is the primary constituent of most of the common kind of Kidney stones.
- sodium oxalate is an anti-clotting agent for blood - sodium oxalate can remove calcium ions from blood