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Ammonia is highly toxic to nervous tissues, especially for the brain. Excess ammonia is removed by transformation of glutamate to glutamine, which travels to the liver and is subsequently transformed into urea.
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Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 6th Edition
by Nelson, David L.; Cox, Michael M.
Published by
W.H. Freeman
ISBN 10:
1-42923-414-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-42923-414-6
Chapter 23 - Hormonal Regulation and Integration of Mammalian Metabolism - Problems - Page 973: 2
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