Arginase Deficiency

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 266-269

  Christopher, Rita ^a   Rajivnath, V ^a   Shetty, K Taranath ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Aminoaciduria; Erythrocyte arginase; Hyperammonemia; Hyperargininemia

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; DISORDERS OF AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECESSIVE GENE;

ARGINASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; GENES, RECESSIVE; HUMANS; HYPERARGININEMIA; MALE;

EID: 0031082364     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02752462     Document Type: Article

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