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| − | '''Urine''' is liquid biological waste excreted by the [[kidney]]s. The [[human]] body produces urine, as do all [[mammals]], [[reptile|reptiles]], [[birds]], [[fish]], and [[amphibian|amphibians]]. | + | '''Urine''' is liquid biological waste excreted by the [[kidney]]s. The [[human]] body produces urine, as do all [[mammals]], [[reptile|reptiles]], [[birds]], [[fish]], and [[amphibian|amphibians]]. Urine is mostly [[water]], and also contains [[urea]], [[creatinine]], waste [[enzymes]] and [[hormone]]s, [[protein]]s, [[carbohydrate]]s and fatty [[acid]]s<ref>[http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk/Topics/Urinary_System_Composition_Urine.php Urinalysis - The composition of Urine]</ref>. |
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Revision as of 12:04, 2 June 2009
Urine is liquid biological waste excreted by the kidneys. The human body produces urine, as do all mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, and amphibians. Urine is mostly water, and also contains urea, creatinine, waste enzymes and hormones, proteins, carbohydrates and fatty acids[1].
