The role of orthotopic liver transplantation in the treatment of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency

Liver Transplantation and Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 350-354

  Busuttil, A A ^a   Goss, J A ^a   Seu, P ^a   Dulkanchainun, T S ^a   Yanni, G S ^a   McDiarmid, S V ^a   Busuttil, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031687686     PISSN: 10743022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.500040504     Document Type: Article

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