Transient hyperammonemia due to urea cycle enzyme deficiency in Irish Wolfhounds

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-218

  Zandvliet, Maurice M J M ^a,b   Rothuizen, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Citrulline; Congenital defect; Inborn error of metabolism

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; UREA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34047160992     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2007)21[215:THDTUC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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