Oxalate in kidney cortex (IMAGE)

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association

Oxalate in kidney cortex

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An oxalate-rich diet triggered systemic inflammation and heart damage in mice. Oxalate is visible under polarized light in the kidney cortex as a crystal-forming substance. 

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Martin Reichel / Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

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