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GREENSTEIN et al.1 reported on the effectiveness of various agents in preventing experimental amino-acid and ammonia intoxication. Substrates of the urea cycle, most notably arginine, were the most effective materials tested and their protective action required the presence of intact, functioning liver.
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MANNING, R., THORNING, D. & FALLETA, J. Protective Effect of Gamma-aminobutyric Acid on Experimental Ammonia Intoxication. Nature 202, 89–90 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202089a0
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