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THE ABSORPTION OF AMMONIA BY THE LUNGS AND HEART
Author(s) -
Klisiecki A. J.
Publication year - 1934
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0370-2901
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1934.sp000643
Subject(s) - ammonia , urea , ammonia production , absorption (acoustics) , chemistry , heart rate , oxygen , zoology , medicine , biochemistry , biology , materials science , organic chemistry , blood pressure , composite material
Somatic ammonia, the daily production of which in the dog is estimated to be about 220 mg. NH3N, is absorbed by the lungs and heart, and probably converted finally into urea, the total production of which amounts to about 4000 mg. urea nitrogen per day. In oxygen deficiency and in the later hours of an acute experiment the lungs and heart produce large amounts of ammonia, the rate of production being similar to that by the kidneys.