TABLE 1.
Demographic data for the 5 subjects of study, including concentration of plasma ammonia and serum urea at baseline (0 min) and at termination (300 min) of the H13CO3− infusion.
| Subject | Sex | Age | Weight (kg) |
Baseline Plasma Ammonia (µmol/l) |
Final Plasma Ammonia (µmol/l) |
Baseline Serum Urea (mmol/l) |
Final Serum Urea (mmol/l) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 33 | 67 | 36 | 16 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 2 | M | 25 | 77 | 27 | 27 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 3 | F | 36 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 4A* | M | 38 | 75 | 35 | 54 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
| 4B* | M | 38 | 75 | 21 | 28 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 5 | F | 39 | 62 | 1 | 9 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
*
Subject 4 was studied twice