Localized proton MR spectroscopy in infants with urea cycle defect

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 834-837

  Choi, Choong Gon ^a,b   Yoo, Han Wook ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CREATINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; INOSITOL; LACTIC ACID; LIPID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CITRULLINEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISORDERS OF AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UREA CYCLE; UREA CYCLE DEFECT;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; CITRULLINEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; PROTONS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; UREA;

EID: 0342960821     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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