Abstract: The body metabolizes ammonia in the Krebs-Henseleit urea cycle. In hyperammonemia, either congenital or secondary to cirrhosis, this cycle does not function efficiently. Children with cycle defects have abnormal ammonia tolerance tests, amino-aciduria and atypical electroencephalograms. Amino acid chromatography of urine will detect congenital hyperammonemia.
Publication Year: 1968
Publication Date: 1968-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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