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liver ornithine decarboxylase activity 
The degree of function or response in the liver of the enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of ornithine (a product of the urea cycle) to form putrescine, the rate-limiting and first committed step in polyamine synthesis.

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Definition Sources: ISBN:0-683-40008-8, RGD:cur

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