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Excretion of Uric Acid

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A STUDY of the excretory system of the blood-sucking bug, Rhodnius prolixus, has led to the formulation of the following theory of uric acid excretion in that insect:

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  1. Kohler, Hoppe-Seylers Zeitschr., vol. 70; 1910.

  2. Szalagyi and Kriwuscha, Biochem. Zeitschr., vol. 66; 1914.

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  1. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,

    V. B. WIGGLESWORTH

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WIGGLESWORTH, V. Excretion of Uric Acid. Nature 128, 116 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/128116a0

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