Calgranulin
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Calgranulin is a protein formed in the kidney. It is believed to be the most important natural substance in the prevention of the growth of calcium oxalate (kidney stones).[1]
The formation of kidney stones is often attributed to a lack of calgranulin inside the kidney. As the stones' growth is very painful for male and female sufferers alike, the understanding of why calgranulin malfunctions is often seen as of great medical importance.
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- ^ Pillay S, Asplin J, Coe F (1998). "Evidence that calgranulin is produced by kidney cells and is an inhibitor of calcium oxalate crystallization". Am J Physiol 275 (2 Pt 2): F255-61. PMID 9691016.
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