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Evidence of lack of toxicity of sodium phenylacetate and sodium benzoate in treating urea cycle enzymopathies

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  1. Department of Pediatrics and The John F. Kennedy Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 707 North Broadway, 21205, Baltimore, Md, USA

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Batshaw, M.L., Brusilow, S.W. Evidence of lack of toxicity of sodium phenylacetate and sodium benzoate in treating urea cycle enzymopathies. J Inherit Metab Dis 4, 231 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02263659

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