calcium oxalate
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"We believe that the calcium oxalate crystals are a mechanism of detoxification of the plant against the metal," she adds.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
Chewing a portion of its stem can render someone temporarily but painfully speechless, as the calcium oxalate crystals in it can cause throat and mouth swelling.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
In their recent research, summarized in Nature Reviews Urology, the researchers primarily used GeoBioCell to study growing calcium oxalate crystals, which account for about 70 percent of kidney stones.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 1, 2021
I identify the markers of specific natural products: Tartaric acid is a fingerprint compound for grapes in the Middle East, for example, while calcium oxalate points to the presence of barley beer.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2015
The crystals were all found to be calcium oxalate.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
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