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Ammonetelism and Ureotelism

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In animals, the phenomenon of urinary elimination of nitrogen mainly in the form of ammonia is called ammonotelism. On the contrary, the phenomenon of urinary elimination of nitrogen mainly as urea is called ureotelism.
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