Uric acid

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Uric acid is the primary catabolic end-product of protein, nonprotein nitrogen and purines in reptiles. It is synthesised in the liver and excreted by renal tubular secretion. The blood level is therefore largely independent of urine flow rate (and is therefore not a sensitive indicator of dehydration).

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