Oxalate

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 Internet Database 6 References

More Specific Terms

• oxaloacetate

Introduction

• Precipitates with Ca+2 to which it binds tightly.

• Calcium oxalate crystals form urinary calculi (see calcium stone).
• Dietary sources rich in oxalate include:

• cranberries
• soy
• nuts
• rhubarb
• spinach
• beets
• chocolate
  

• Pharmaceutical/toxin-induced causes of oxalate calculi

• ethylene glycol
• orlistat

More General Terms

• dicarboxylate

Additional Terms

• calcium stone

Internet Database

PubChem: 971

References

1. Prescriber's Letter 9(3):18 2002
2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009

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