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ゴキブリの窒素分泌:尿酸は主要な産物ではない

D E Mullins, D G Cochran

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |August 25, 1972
    PubMed
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    アメリカンゴキブリは,尿酸が食事中に含まれていても尿酸を排泄しません. 食中の尿酸のほとんどは内部に吸収され,貯蔵され,アンモニアが主な排泄産物である.

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