Diseases

Hyperammonemia

Elevated level of AMMONIA in the blood. It is a sign of defective CATABOLISM of AMINO ACIDS or ammonia to UREA.

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Abstract

Elevated level of AMMONIA in the blood. It is a sign of defective CATABOLISM of AMINO ACIDS or ammonia to UREA.

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Ammonia (1966-2000)

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  1. C23.550.421w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hyperammonemia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D022124. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D022124
  2. Hyperammonemia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperammonemia
  3. Hyperammonemia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1640868