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URINARY EXCRETION OF UREA, URIC ACID AND AMMONIA IN PYGOSCELLIDAE PENGUINS
Author(s) -
Edson Rodrigues,
C.S. Carvalho,
Lígia Maria Salvo,
Metry Bacila
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archives of veterinary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.15
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2317-6822
pISSN - 1517-784X
DOI - 10.5380/avs.v4i1.3789
Subject(s) - arginase , uric acid , urea , excretory system , excretion , chemistry , urine , ammonia , medicine , metabolism , zoology , endocrinology , biochemistry , biology , amino acid , arginine
Foi conduzido um estudo sobre os niveis de excrecao urinaria de produtos finais do metabolismo nitrogenado em 29 pinguins Pygoscellidae: Pygoscellis antarctica, n = 2; P. adeliae, n = 16, e P. papua, n = 11. De acordo com os resultados obtidos, verificou-se que apesar dessas aves excretarem acido urico como principal produto final do seu metabolismo nitrogenado, os altos niveis de ureia sanguinea que exibem bem como o fato de possuirem uma arginase hepatica de alta afinidade, comparavel com aquela do figado de mamiferos utilizados como animais de laboratorio, podem ser considerados como evidencias da atividade ureogenica exibida por elas. Abstract In order to carry out further studies on the nitrogen metabolism in Antarctic birds, a study has been carried out on the levels of nitrogenous excretory products in the urine of 29 Pygoscellidae penguins: Pygoscellis antarctica, n = 2; P. adeliae, n = 16, and P. papua, n = 11. According to the results of the present experiment, it has been found that in spite of the fact that those birds excrete uric acid as the main final product of the nitrogen metabolism, the high levels of blood urea displayed by them as well as the fact that they possess an hepatic arginase of high affinity, comparable to the liver arginase from laboratory mammals, may be considered as evidences of the ureogenic activity displayed by them.

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