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Urine

Urine is the fluid waste produced by the kidneys through the filtration of blood, concentration, and selective reabsorption, serving to excrete nitrogenous waste, excess water, electrolytes, and other solutes while contributing to fluid and acid-base homeostasis. As a readily obtainable specimen, urine is central to…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 23× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Urine is the fluid waste produced by the kidneys through the filtration of blood, concentration, and selective reabsorption, serving to excrete nitrogenous waste, excess water, electrolytes, and other solutes while contributing to fluid and acid-base homeostasis. As a readily obtainable specimen, urine is central to clinical diagnosis through urinalysis, which combines physical, chemical, and microscopic examination to detect blood cells, crystals, casts, microorganisms, protein, and metabolic by-products indicative of renal, urinary tract, and systemic disease. Modern analysis extends to sensitive biomarker assays and chromatographic and mass-spectrometric methods that quantify specific molecules of diagnostic or exposure significance. Research relevant to this area examines methods of sample collection and identification in uroscopy, the measurement of oxidative-stress markers such as 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine in human urine by HPLC-MS/MS and ELISA, and urinary biomarkers including antigen assays and metabolomic indicators of environmental exposure. Further work addresses laboratory analysis of home-collected samples, urinary incontinence and haematuria, and the detection of pathogens in urine. The field connects clinical chemistry, nephrology, urology, and analytical methodology. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research involving urine and urinalysis, including diagnostic biomarkers, sample-collection methods, and the analytical chemistry of urinary constituents.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 23 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Medical and Surgical Urology.

Journal editorial board
Paul Rusilko · United States Ilke Beyitler · Cyprus Rifat Hamoudi · United Arab Emirates

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