The In Vitro Generation of Avian Urate-Containing Spherules
Uricotelic animals such as birds excrete approximately 70% of their waste nitrogen in the form of uric acid. This could be a concern due to the low aqueous solubility of uric acid and its salts, yet crystals and stones rarely form in the avian kidney. Our objective was to generate in vitro the urate...
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The University of Arizona.
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/146899 |