Calcareous Deposits in the Renal Sac of a Molgulid Tunicate
- 9 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 200 (4346) , 1166-1168
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.200.4346.1166
Abstract
Weddellite (calcium oxalate dihydrate) and calcite (anhydrous calcium carbonate phase) are components of concretions in the renal sac of the ascidian tunicate Molgula manhattensis. The presence of weddellite along with urate in the concretions suggests a resemblance to human kidney stones, although, unlike the latter, the concretions in Molgula do not seem to be pathologic deposits.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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