Gout Information » Urate Crystal Promoters & Albumin Inhibitor
Growth of monosodium urate monohydrate crystals: effect of cartilage and synovial fluid components on in vitro growth rates. Oct 1986. Burt HM, Dutt YC. This study shows that Chondroitin sulphate and phosphatidylcholine increased the growth rate of uric acid crystals whilst albumin significantly inhibited crystallization. The authors admit that further work is needed to isolate other factors.
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