A case of carbamylphosphate synthetase-I deficiency associated with secondary carnitine deficiency —l-carnitine treatment of CPS-I deficiency
✍ Scribed by T. Mori; A. Tsuchiyama; K. Nagai; M. Nagao; K. Oyanagi; S. Tsugawa
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 344 KB
- Volume
- 149
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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