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Results 1 - 10 of 122 for Urea
  1. BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen): MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) What is a BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) Test? A BUN, or blood urea nitrogen test, measures the amount of urea nitrogen in your blood. Urea nitrogen is a waste product that forms as ... you urinate (pee). Having a small amount of urea nitrogen in your blood is normal. But higher- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/bun-blood-urea-nitrogen - Medical Tests
  2. Hereditary urea cycle abnormality 
    Hereditary urea cycle abnormalities are inherited conditions. They can cause problems with the removal of waste from the body ... The urea cycle is a process in which waste (ammonia) is removed from the body. When you eat proteins, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000372.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Urea nitrogen urine test 
    Urine urea nitrogen is a test that measures the amount of urea in the urine. Urea is a waste product resulting from the breakdown ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003605.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. BUN - blood test 
    BUN stands for blood urea nitrogen. Urea nitrogen is what forms when protein breaks down. A test can be done to measure the amount of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003474.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. What Is a Urea Cycle Disorder? (National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation)  
    An overview of Urea Cycle Disorders
    https://nucdf.org/about-ucd/what-is-a-ucd - External Health Links
  6. Argininosuccinic aciduria 
    ... belongs to a class of genetic diseases called urea cycle disorders because they are caused by problems with a process in the body called the urea cycle. The urea cycle is a sequence of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/argininosuccinic-aciduria - Genetics
  7. ASL gene 
    ... argininosuccinate lyase. This enzyme primarily participates in the urea cycle, a series of reactions that occur in liver cells. The urea cycle processes excess nitrogen, generated when protein is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/asl - Genetics
  8. Urea cycle (image) 
    Images ... The buildup of ammonia in the body is toxic and can cause brain damage, seizures and coma.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17167.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. What is it like to research a rare disease? | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Gropman, M.D., speaks about her work investigating urea cycle disorders as part of NIH's Rare Diseases ... is it like to research a rare disease? Urea cycle disorder principal investigator shares her experience Andrea ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-like-to-research-a-rare-disease - MedlinePlus Magazine
  10. Zoey’s story: One family’s experience with a rare disease | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... disease that is part of a group of urea cycle disorders. ... One family’s experience with a rare disease Undiagnosed urea cycle disorder takes life of college student In ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...s-experience-with-a-rare-disease - MedlinePlus Magazine
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