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urea cycle

Wikipedia Summary

The urea cycle (also known as the ornithine cycle) is a cycle of biochemical reactions that produces urea (NH2)2CO from ammonia (NH3). Animals that use this cycle, mainly amphibians and mammals, are called ureotelic. The urea cycle converts highly toxic ammonia to urea for excretion...
Related Codes (5)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
E72.2Disorders of urea cycle metabolism
Type 1 Excludes (1)
E72.20Disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified
Type 1 Excludes (2)
E72.21Argininemia
E72.22Arginosuccinic aciduria
E72.29Other disorders of urea cycle metabolism

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