Excretion is elimination of metabolic waste, which is an essential process in all organisms. In vertebrates, this is primarily carried out by the lungs...
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There are several categories of diuretics. All diuretics increase the excretion of water from the body, through the kidneys. There exist several classes...
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The fractional excretion of sodium (FENa) is the percentage of the sodium filtered by the kidney which is excreted in the urine. It is measured in terms...
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Accretion disk (redirect from Excretion disk)
Czerny, and Szuszkiewicz in 1988. The opposite of an accretion disk is an excretion disk where instead of material accreting from a disk on to a central object...
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under the brand name Probalan, is a medication that increases uric acid excretion in the urine. It is primarily used in treating gout and hyperuricemia...
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Albuminuria (redirect from Albumin Excretion Rate)
Albuminuria is a pathological condition wherein the protein albumin is abnormally present in the urine. It is a type of proteinuria. Albumin is a major...
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In renal physiology, net acid excretion (NAE) is the net amount of acid excreted in the urine per unit time. Its value depends on urine flow rate, urine...
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Mollusca (section Eating, digestion, and excretion)
of muscle, a mantle with a significant cavity used for breathing and excretion, the presence of a radula (except for bivalves), and the structure of...
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Sebaceous gland (redirect from Sebum excretion rate)
A sebaceous gland or oil gland is a microscopic exocrine gland in the skin that opens into a hair follicle to secrete an oily or waxy matter, called sebum...
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Clearance (pharmacology) (redirect from Human excretion)
reflects the rate of drug elimination divided by plasma concentration. Excretion, on the other hand, is a measurement of the amount of a substance removed...
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increased production of uric acid, decreased excretion of uric acid, or both increased production and reduced excretion. Prehyperuricemia: Prehyperuricemia (pre-HU)...
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that transport bile containing conjugated bilirubin out of the liver for excretion. This is a list of conditions that can cause posthepatic jaundice: Choledocholithiasis...
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collecting ducts of the nephron. It influences the reabsorption of sodium and excretion of potassium (from and into the tubular fluids, respectively) of the kidney...
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shifting potassium from outside to inside cells and increasing potassium excretion by the kidneys. Most industrial applications of potassium exploit the...
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Mucociliary clearance (redirect from Mucociliary excretion)
Mucociliary clearance (MCC), mucociliary transport, or the mucociliary escalator describes the self-clearing mechanism of the airways in the respiratory...
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Biotin (section Metabolism and excretion)
absorption, followed by excretion into urine as biotin. Consumption of biotin as part of a normal diet results in urinary excretion of biotin and biotin...
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Frog (section Digestion and excretion)
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (coming from the Ancient...
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Osmoregulation (redirect from Salt excretion)
concentration of solutes and amount of water in their body fluids; this involves excretion (getting rid of metabolic nitrogen wastes and other substances such as...
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space Formation and evolution Star formation Accretion Accretion disk Excretion disk Circumplanetary disk Circumstellar disc Circumstellar envelope Coatlicue...
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Thiamine (section Absorption, metabolism and excretion)
Thiamine, also known as thiamin and vitamin B1, is a vitamin, an essential micronutrient for humans and animals. It is found in food and commercially synthesized...
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Erythritol (section Absorption and excretion)
Erythritol (/ɪˈrɪθrɪtɒl/, US: /-tɔːl, -toʊl/) is an organic compound, the naturally occurring achiral meso four-carbon sugar alcohol (or polyol). It is...
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Metabolic waste (category Excretion)
animals, the urine is the main route of excretion for such wastes; in some, it is the feces. Ammonotelism is the excretion of ammonia and ammonium ions. Ammonia...
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Riboflavin (section Absorption, metabolism, excretion)
suspected. Total riboflavin excretion in healthy adults with normal riboflavin intake is about 120 micrograms per day, while excretion of less than 40 micrograms...
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in tube cells through the gap between the flame cell and tube cell for excretion. Nephron, the similar structure in vertebrates Nephridia, the excretory...
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sodium reabsorption, which leads to increased water excretion by the kidneys. By regulating water excretion, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists lower blood...
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occurring type of incontinence, the involuntary excretion of urine Fecal incontinence, the involuntary excretion of bowel contents Lack of moderation or self-control...
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increase the risk of kidney stone formation due to increased uric acid excretion and elevated urinary oxalate levels (whereas tea, coffee, wine and beer...
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Sponge (section Respiration, feeding and excretion)
Sponges or sea sponges are members of the metazoan phylum Porifera (/pəˈrɪfərəˌ pɔː-/ pər-IF-ər-ə, por-; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal animal clade and...
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