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. 1988 Jun;85(11):4030–4031. doi: 10.1073/pnas.85.11.4030

Active transport of urea by mammalian kidney.

K H Beyer Jr 1, R T Gelarden 1
PMCID: PMC280354  PMID: 3131771

Abstract

With the aid of three basic organic compounds, 2-pyrazinoylguanidine, 3-amino-2-pyrazinoylguanidine, and 3,5-diamino-6-fluoro-2-pyrazinoylguanidine, urea was shown to be secreted by the renal tubules of the dog both from the lumen and into the lumen independent of urine flow.

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