Ureotelism in the slug,Limax flavus linné
- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Experimental Zoology
- Vol. 199 (2) , 227-231
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.1401990207
Abstract
The slug, Limax flavus, excretes both urea and purines. 1 Urea and purines account for up to 59 and 41% of the excretory nitrogen, respectively. 2 Of the purines excreted uric acid predominates (64%) with quanine (22%) and xanthine (14%) usually being voided in lesser amounts. Neither adenine or hypoxanthine was detected. 3 Urea was excreted in urine while the purines were deposited irregularly, as semi‐solid, yellowish nubs.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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