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Excretion, the elimination of metabolic waste products, is a vital homeostatic process. The main excretory materials in animals are carbon dioxide and water from respiration, and nitrogen-containing wastes derived from the breakdown of surplus protein. In certain circumstances these materials may perform useful functions; for example, an animal living in hot dry conditions normally uses metabolic water to maintain its body’s water balance.
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© 1980 A. Boyce and C. M. Jenking
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Boyce, A., Jenking, C.M. (1980). Excretion and osmoregulation. In: Metabolism, movement and control. Foundations of Biology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04705-5_10
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