"Ammonia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.362.075 D01.625.050
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ammonia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Ammonia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ammonia" by people in Profiles.
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Patient-Specific In Vivo Gene Editing to Treat a Rare Genetic Disease. N Engl J Med. 2025 Jun 12; 392(22):2235-2243.
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Unraveling the Link: Seizure Characteristics and Ammonia Levels in Urea Cycle Disorder During Hyperammonemic Crises. Pediatr Neurol. 2024 Oct; 159:48-55.
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Ammonia is associated with liver-related complications and predicts mortality in acute-on-chronic liver failure patients. Sci Rep. 2024 03 09; 14(1):5796.
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Multisite Retrospective Review of Outcomes in Renal Replacement Therapy for Neonates with Inborn Errors of Metabolism. J Pediatr. 2022 07; 246:116-122.e1.
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Dynamic assessments of hepatic encephalopathy and ammonia levels predict mortality in acute-on-chronic liver failure. Hepatol Int. 2021 Aug; 15(4):970-982.
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Comparison of Four Beddings for Ammonia Control in Individually Ventilated Mouse Cages. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2021 01 01; 60(1):37-43.
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A Somnolent Neonate With Hypothermia and Posturing. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 07; 59(8):841-843.
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Effects of antibiotic-free pig rearing on ammonia emissions from five pairs of swine rooms in a wean-to-finish experiment. Environ Int. 2019 10; 131:104931.
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Enhancement of hepatic autophagy increases ureagenesis and protects against hyperammonemia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 01 09; 115(2):391-396.
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Quantitation of phenylbutyrate metabolites by UPLC-MS/MS demonstrates inverse correlation of phenylacetate:phenylacetylglutamine ratio with plasma glutamine levels. Mol Genet Metab. 2017 11; 122(3):39-45.