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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Reduced blood urea nitrogen
  1. Ornithine translocase deficiency 
    ... production of a mitochondrial ornithine transporter 1 with reduced or absent function. As a result, ornithine transport is impaired and the urea cycle cannot proceed normally. This causes, nitrogen to accumulate in the bloodstream in the form ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../ornithine-translocase-deficiency - Genetics
  2. Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina 
    ... molecule called ornithine. Ornithine is involved in the urea cycle, which processes excess nitrogen (in the form of ammonia) that is generated when protein is broken down by the body. In addition to its role in the urea cycle, ornithine participates in several reactions that help ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../gyrate-atrophy-of-the-choroid-and-retina - Genetics
  3. Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency 
    ... ornithine transcarbamylase enzyme is damaged or missing. The urea cycle cannot proceed normally, and nitrogen accumulates in the bloodstream in the form of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../ornithine-transcarbamylase-deficiency - Genetics