Ammonia intoxication in the near-adult cat as a result of a dietary deficiency of arginine

James Morris, Quinton Rogers

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Abstract

Near-adult cats, fasted overnight, and given a single meal ofa complete amino acid diet without arginine, developed hyperammonemia and showed clinical symptoms of ammonia toxicity within 2 hours. One cat (2.7 kilograms) died 4.5 hours after ingesting only 8 grams of the diet. Since ornithine also prevented hyperammonemia, it appears that the domestic cat cannot synthesize ornithine.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)431-432
Number of pages2
JournalScience
Volume199
Issue number4327
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1978

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Ammonia intoxication in the near-adult cat as a result of a dietary deficiency of arginine. / Morris, James; Rogers, Quinton.

In: Science, Vol. 199, No. 4327, 01.01.1978, p. 431-432.

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Morris, J & Rogers, Q 1978, 'Ammonia intoxication in the near-adult cat as a result of a dietary deficiency of arginine', Science, vol. 199, no. 4327, pp. 431-432. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.619464
Morris J, Rogers Q. Ammonia intoxication in the near-adult cat as a result of a dietary deficiency of arginine. Science. 1978 Jan 1;199(4327):431-432. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.619464
Morris, James ; Rogers, Quinton. / Ammonia intoxication in the near-adult cat as a result of a dietary deficiency of arginine. In: Science. 1978 ; Vol. 199, No. 4327. pp. 431-432.
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