Ammonia

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A colorless alkaline gas. It is formed in the body during decomposition of organic materials during a large number of metabolically important reactions. Note that the aqueous form of ammonia is referred to as AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE.

Descriptor ID	D000641
MeSH Number(s)	D01.362.075 D01.625.050
Concept/Terms	Ammonia Ammonia

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Gases [D01.362]
Ammonia [D01.362.075]
Nitrogen Compounds [D01.625]
Ammonia [D01.625.050]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	2	0	2
2011	2	1	3
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	1	2
2015	3	0	3
2016	1	1	2
2018	0	1	1
2020	2	0	2
2021	2	0	2

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Synoground BF, McGraw CE, Elliott KS, Leuze C, Roth JR, Harcum SW, Sandoval NR. Transient ammonia stress on Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells yield alterations to alanine metabolism and IgG glycosylation profiles. Biotechnol J. 2021 Jul; 16(7):e2100098.

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Chitwood DG, Wang Q, Elliott K, Bullock A, Jordana D, Li Z, Wu C, Harcum SW, Saski CA. Characterization of metabolic responses, genetic variations, and microsatellite instability in ammonia-stressed CHO cells grown in fed-batch cultures. BMC Biotechnol. 2021 01 08; 21(1):4.

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Bajaj JS, Bloom PP, Chung RT, Hassanein TI, Padilla-Martinez M, Kayali Z, Rockey DC, Sasso R, Muthukumar AR, Lee WM, Denney WS, Gavis EA, Anderson C, Blankstein L, Brennan AM, Puurunen MK, Lawitz E. Variability and Lability of Ammonia Levels in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Cirrhosis: Implications for Trial Design and Clinical Practice. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 05; 115(5):783-785.

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Haj M, Rockey DC. Ammonia Levels Do Not Guide Clinical Management of Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy Caused by Cirrhosis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 05; 115(5):723-728.

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Stravitz RT, Gottfried M, Durkalski V, Fontana RJ, Hanje AJ, Koch D, Hameed B, Ganger D, Subramanian RM, Bukofzer S, Ravis WR, Clasen K, Sherker A, Little L, Lee WM. Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of l-ornithine phenylacetate in patients with acute liver injury/failure and hyperammonemia. Hepatology. 2018 03; 67(3):1003-1013.

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Kinley CM, Gaspari DP, McQueen AD, Rodgers JH, Castle JW, Friesen V, Haakensen M. Effects of environmental conditions on aerobic degradation of a commercial naphthenic acid. Chemosphere. 2016 Oct; 161:491-500.

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Rahimi RS, Rockey DC. Hepatic Encephalopathy: Pharmacological Therapies Targeting Ammonia. Semin Liver Dis. 2016 Feb; 36(1):48-55.

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Vierling JM, Mokhtarani M, Brown RS, Mantry P, Rockey DC, Ghabril M, Rowell R, Jurek M, Coakley DF, Scharschmidt BF. Fasting Blood Ammonia Predicts Risk and Frequency of Hepatic Encephalopathy Episodes in Patients With Cirrhosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 06; 14(6):903-906.e1.

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Chen Z, Wang H, Ionita C, Luo F, Jiang X. Effects of Chicken Litter Storage Time and Ammonia Content on Thermal Resistance of Desiccation-Adapted Salmonella spp. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2015 Oct; 81(19):6883-9.

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Rahimi RS, Rockey DC. Novel Ammonia-Lowering Agents for Hepatic Encephalopathy. Clin Liver Dis. 2015 Aug; 19(3):539-49.

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