ureotelic
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ureotelic
[yə¦rē·ə¦tel·ik] (biology)
Referring to animals that produce urea as their main nitrogenous excretion.
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catesbeiana is an ureotelic rather than uricotelic amphibian.
In spite of their ureotelic pattern, amphibians would retain urea to regulate their osmotic pressure.
Arginase (EC 3.5.3.1; L-arginine amidinohydrolase) catalyzes hydrolysis of arginine to urea and ornithine in the liver of
ureotelic animals.
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