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Urea production occurs almost exclusively in ___________(a) Kidneys(b) Liver(c) Blood(d) UrineThis question was posed to me in my homework.The above asked question is from Nitrogen Excretion and the Urea Cycle in section Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea of Biochemistry

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Right answer is (b) Liver

To elaborate: UREA production occurs ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY in the liver and is the fate of most of the ammonia channeled there. The urea passes into the blood stream and thus to the kidneys and is excreted into the URINE.



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