You have a patient who complains of pain in his joints. You ask whether he drinks much water during the day and find out he does not. You therefore suspect conversion of his usual nitrogenous waste ___________ into ____________, followed by deposition into his joints.

A. ammonia, urea
B. urea, ammonia
C. uric acid, urea
D. urea, uric acid
E. uric acid, ammonia


D. urea, uric acid

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