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nephron . it processes the blood supplied to it via filtration, reabsorption, secretion and excretion; the consequence of those processes is the production of urine . these include the nitrogenous wastes urea , from protein catabolism , and uric acid , from nucleic acid metabolism. the ability of mammals
] birds have relatively large, elongated kidneys, each of which is divided into three or more distinct lobes. the lobes consists of several small, irregularly arranged, lobules, each centred on a branch of the ureter. birds have small glomeruli, but about twice as many nephrons as similarly sized mammals...
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