Amino acid profiles in patients with urea cycle disorders at admission to hospital due to metabolic decompensation

JIMD Reports

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-104

  Rodney, S ^a,b   Boneh, A ^b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84908497971     PISSN: 21928304     EISSN: 21928312     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/8904_2012_186     Document Type: Chapter

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