"Ornithine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An amino acid produced in the urea cycle by the splitting off of urea from arginine.
| Descriptor ID |
D009952
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.068.665 D12.125.095.765
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| Concept/Terms |
Ornithine- Ornithine
- Ornithine, (L)-Isomer
- 2,5-Diaminopentanoic Acid
- 2,5 Diaminopentanoic Acid
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Alterations in renal and plasma amino acid concentrations during renal compensatory growth. Am J Physiol. 1973 Nov; 225(5):1247-51.