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Results 1 - 10 of 11 for NITROGEN
  1. Argininosuccinic aciduria 
    ... in liver cells. This cycle breaks down excess nitrogen, which is made when protein is used by ... from the body in urine. Breaking down excess nitrogen and excreting it as urea prevents it from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/argininosuccinic-aciduria - Genetics
  2. Citrullinemia 
    ... place in liver cells. These reactions process excess nitrogen that is generated when protein is used by the body. The excess nitrogen is used to make a compound called urea, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/citrullinemia - Genetics
  3. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency 
    ... in liver cells. The urea cycle processes excess nitrogen, generated when protein is broken down by the ... the urea cycle, a reaction in which excess nitrogen compounds are incorporated into the cycle to be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...rbamoyl-phosphate-synthetase-i-deficiency - Genetics
  4. Arginase deficiency 
    ... occurs in liver cells. This cycle processes excess nitrogen, generated when protein is used by the body, ... the urea cycle, which produces urea by removing nitrogen from arginine. In people with arginase deficiency, arginase ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/arginase-deficiency - Genetics
  5. N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency 
    ... in liver cells. This cycle breaks down excess nitrogen, which is made when protein is used by ... a result, the urea cycle is impaired, and nitrogen is not broken down efficiently. The excess nitrogen ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../n-acetylglutamate-synthase-deficiency - Genetics
  6. Ornithine translocase deficiency 
    ... liver cells. The urea cycle breaks down excess nitrogen, made when protein is broken down by the ... the urea cycle cannot proceed normally. This causes, nitrogen to accumulate in the bloodstream in the form ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../ornithine-translocase-deficiency - Genetics
  7. Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency 
    ... that occurs in liver cells. It processes excess nitrogen, generated when protein is used by the body, ... missing. The urea cycle cannot proceed normally, and nitrogen accumulates in the bloodstream in the form of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../ornithine-transcarbamylase-deficiency - Genetics
  8. Arginine:glycine amidinotransferase deficiency 
    ... acid is produced by transferring a cluster of nitrogen and hydrogen atoms called a guanidino group from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...nineglycine-amidinotransferase-deficiency - Genetics
  9. Lysinuric protein intolerance 
    ... called the urea cycle, which processes the excess nitrogen (in the form of ammonia) that is generated ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/lysinuric-protein-intolerance - Genetics
  10. Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina 
    ... involved in the urea cycle, which processes excess nitrogen (in the form of ammonia) that is generated ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../gyrate-atrophy-of-the-choroid-and-retina - Genetics
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