The role or urea synthesis in the removal of metabolic bicarbonate and the regulation of blood pH.

Acid-Base Equilibrium Ammonia/metabolism Animals Bicarbonates/blood,metabolism Birds/metabolism Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism Invertebrates/metabolism Kidney/metabolism Liver/metabolism Mammals/metabolism Proteins/metabolism Protons Reptiles/metabolism Species Specificity Urea/biosynthesis

Bicarbonates Proteins Protons Ammonia Urea