Ureotelism of Echidna and Platypus
- 22 March 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 139 (3560), 1225
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.139.3560.1225
Abstract
Analyses of plasma and urine and the demonstration of arginase in the liver indicate that both the adult echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) and platypus (Ornithorhynchus) are ureotelic.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- MICRODETERMINATION OF TRIPHOSPHOPYRIDINE NUCLEOTIDEPublished by Elsevier ,1942
- STANDARDIZED METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF URIC ACID IN UNLAKED BLOOD AND IN URINEPublished by Elsevier ,1933