Answer to Question #307459 in General Chemistry for Hazellye

Question

The responses in the kidney in order to remove toxic ammonia due to the ketoacidosis

Answer 1

The proximal tubule is the primary site for ammoniagenesis, but there is evidence for ammoniagenesis by most renal epithelial cells. Ammonia produced in the kidney is either excreted into the urine or returned to the systemic circulation through the renal veins.