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IN earlier experiments1 it was noted that isolated rat liver can remove much more ammonia from the nutrient medium than can be accounted for by the formation of urea. We have investigated the reactions, other than urea synthesis, which cause a disappearance of ammonia in liver tissue.
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KREBS, H., EGGLESTON, L. & HEMS, R. Urea Synthesis in Mammalian Liver. Nature 159, 808–809 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159808a0
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