Kidney stone rarity in South Africa's black population : investigation of the biochemical and physico-chemical properties of Tamm Horsfall Mucoprotein as a possible contributory factor
Includes bibliographical references. === Tamm Horsfall mucoprotein (THP) is a powerful inhibitor of calcium oxalate crystallisation. Since urolithiasis in South African blacks is extremely rare, this study was undertaken to compare the relative inhibitory and biochemical properties of this protein i...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7443 |