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Urate is transported bidirectionally by the renal proximal tubule of mammals. The direction of the net flux is, however, highly species dependent, so that some mammals are urate “reabsorbers” while others are urate “secreters” (Roch-Ramel and Weiner, 1980).
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Werner, D., Guisan, B., Roch-Ramel, F. (1991). Urate Transport in the Proximal Tubule of Human Kidney. In: Harkness, R.A., Elion, G.B., Zöllner, N. (eds) Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man VII. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 309A. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2638-8_40
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