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Indian J Exp Biol
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1989 Nov; 27(11): 1008-9
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-56851
ABSTRACT
Allantoin, which is generally regarded as absent in the excreta of snakes, has been demonstrated in the urinary deposits of 7 species of snakes by a sensitive paper chromatographic method. It appears that allantoin is the end product of purine catabolism in these animals.