Problems in the management of urea cycle disorders

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 86-91

  Wilcken, Bridget ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonia scavengers; Carrier testing; Heterozygote; Nitrogen flux; Ornithine transcarbamylase; Sodium benzoate; Sodium phenylbutyrate; Urea cycle

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARYLBUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZOIC ACID; CITRULLINE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; PHENYLACETIC ACID;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; APPETITE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE DEFICIENCY; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHETASE DEFICIENCY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATABOLISM; DIET; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS; REVIEW; UREA CYCLE; UREA CYCLE DISORDER; URINALYSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 1642465541     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2003.10.016     Document Type: Article

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