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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 431-432 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Science |
Volume | 199 |
Issue number | 4327 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1978 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General