Urea Cycle I. Ammonia bad A. in brain B. ions II. Excretory strategies A. Ammonotelic B. Ureotelic C. Uricotelic III. History IV. Pre-step A. carbamoyl phosphate synthase I (CPS I) B. carbamoyl phosphate V. Urea cycle A. Step 1 1. ornithine transcarbamoylase 2. citruline B. Step 2 1. argininosuccinate synthase 2. argininosuccinate C. Step 3 1. arginosuccinase 2. arginine + fumarate D. Step 4 1. arginase 2. urea + ornithine VI. Clinical Insights A. Inherited defects B. Liver damage C. Hibernation