LP113962-7
Calcium magnesium phosphate
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Description
Whitlockite is a mineral, an unusual form of calcium phosphate. Its formula is Ca9(MgFe)(PO4)6PO3OH.
Whitlockite can be found in biological systems and has been implicated in several human diseases. Whitlockite can be found at many different sites in the human body, but is particularly concentrated in calcified tissues, such as embryonic and adult bone. The highest concentrations of whitlockite appear in the weight bearing area of the femoral head. Traces of whitlockite have also been found in tuberculous lesions, urinary calculi and even prostatic deposits. Whitlockite can also be found in the oral cavity, where it is a primary component of dental calculi and salivary stones. Lastly, whitlockite can be found in aortic media, where it may be involved in arteriosclerosis. The presence of whitlockite at these different locations has not attracted much attention from biomedical scientists or clinicians, chiefly because whitlockite is not visible with the stains used to routinely examine microscopic sections of healthy or diseased tissue. However, the presence of whitlockite does become obvious when X-ray diffraction is used to examine these same sections. In part, whitlockite occurs commonly in biologic systems because of the high concentrations of proteolipids and divalent cations in biologic fluids. Formation of this type of whitlockite is magnesium rich, and is preferred at temperatures typical of biologic systems because of the smaller diameter of the magnesium ion compared to calcium.
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Basic Part Properties
- Part Display Name
- Calcium magnesium phosphate
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2011-02-25
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Calcium magnesium phosphate
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 钙镁磷 Synonyms: 钙镁磷肥; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Calcium magnésium phosphate |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Fostato de calcio y manesio |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Fosfato magnesio calcio |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Kalsiyum magnezyum fosfat |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Кальций магний фосфат |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | calciummagnesiumfosfaat |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Fosforan wapniowo-magnezowy |
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