Phenylacetylglutamine may replace urea as a vehicle for waste nitrogen excretion

Pediatric Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 147-150

  Brusilow, Saul W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 PHENYLBUTYRIC ACID; CARBAMATE KINASE; PHENYLACETIC ACID; PHENYLACETYLGLUTAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; MALE; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREA CYCLE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; NITROGEN; PHENYLACETATES; PHENYLBUTYRATES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UREA;

EID: 0026029242     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199102000-00009     Document Type: Article

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