Urea and the liver. Rohasek (Bratisl. Lekarske Listy, 1927, Des.)

On the basis of clinical observations on the action of urea and the effect of liver extracts on diuresis, Rohasek finds that the diuretic properties of urea depend on the functions of the liver. The very production of urea and the supply of it to the body have as their main source the liver. Insufficient production of it causes disorders in excretion of water and salts, breaks physical and chemical equilibrium and on this basis causes edema and ascites.