Assessment of Aggregation of Calcium-Containing Crystals

Solubility and Body Fluids

“…As cells die, extracellular calcium salt deposits are formed between the muscular wall and the outer portion of the atheromatous plaques [52]. The main components of human atherosclerotic lesions are calcium salts, particularly apatites, and cholesterol crystals [53,54], which accumulate predominantly within the central core region of the lesions and probably nucleate the deposition of apatite [55].…”