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Tiff
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04/05/08 - 09:10 AM

A 48 year old man with cirrhosis of the liver is not oriented to time or place. After he is placed on a low protein diet, he experiences some improvement in mental status. Which of the following enzymes is partially responsible for these abnormalities in mental status?

A. Arginase

B. Argininosuccinate lysase

C. Argininsuccinate synthetase

D. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I

E. Ornithine carbamoyltransferase

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04/05/08 - 05:04 PM

D. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I >> Basic step in Toxic NH4 transformation to nontoxic forms.

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04/07/08 - 10:42 AM

new_n_lost wrote:
D. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I >> Basic step in Toxic NH4 transformation to nontoxic forms.

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