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Title
Plasma phospholipid arachidonic acid content and calcium metabolism in idiopathic calcium nephrolithiasis.
Authors
Baggio, B; Budakovic, A; Nassuato, M A; Vezzoli, G; Manzato, E; Luisetto, G; Zaninotto, M
Abstract
Reports of an increase in plasma and erythrocyte phospholipid arachidonic acid content and in urinary prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) excretion in patients with idiopathic calcium nephrolithiasis suggested their crucial role in the pathogenesis of hypercalciuria, a well-known risk factor for lithogenesis.