Metabolic sources of ammonia in the eart
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MacDonnell, Paul C. ;Tillinghast, Edward K.
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Article
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1973
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The earthworm __Lumbricus terrestris__ is ammonotelic while feeding but becomes ureotelic with fasting. The metabolic sources of ammonia nitrogen in feeding worms have been examined. Two deaminating enzymes, Lβserine dehydratase and 5β²βAMP deaminase, have been observed to be present in