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. 2010 May 4;285(28):21724–21735. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.120188

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FIGURE 5. — Ultrastructural morphology of the surface and core of Slc26a4^loop/loop mineralized bodies. A and B, bisected calcite minerals of P0 utricle. A, the interior facet of bisected mineral shows a smooth surface similar to the exterior surface of the mineral. B, high magnification of the interior surface. C–E, surface of different mineralized bodies isolated from Slc26a4^loop/loop saccule presented with high power SEM images. C, calcium carbonate (calcite) minerals of P0 mice have a smooth and clean surface. D, highly disordered calcite minerals of 7-month-old saccules revealed a surface that is pitted and fissured (arrows). This stone contained domains that resemble the morphology of calcium oxalate in the form of weddellite (circled). E, calcium oxalate (weddellite) mineral of 10-month-old saccules show a smooth and clean surface. Scale bars equal 25 μm in panel A, 5 μm in panel B, and 10 μm in panels C–E. n = 6.