Frerichs theory

Frer·ichs the·o·ry

(frer'iks), theory that uremia represents a toxic condition caused by ammonium carbonate, which is formed as the result of the action of a plasma enzyme on the increased amounts of urea.

Frerichs,

Friedrich T. von, German pathologist and clinician, 1819-1885. Frerichs theory - that uremia represents a toxic condition caused by ammonium carbonate, which is formed as the result of the action of a plasma enzyme on the increased amounts of urea.