Hello S. B. Feldman!



>In a message dated 9/7/98 10:07:07 AM EST, [log in to unmask]
>writes:
>
><< Kidneys are an elimination organ for excess protein >>
>Only diseased kidneys result in protein in the urine. THe kidneys play an
>active role in modulating the composition of the body. They are much more
than
>an organ of elimination. "Thinking of the kidneys as an elimination organ
is
>like thinking of a restaurant as primarily a business that manufactures
>trash/refuse/waste."---quote from a kidney expert in a leading medical
college
>


I do not see how the statement "Kidneys are an elimination organ for excess
protein" precludes their other functions.

What do you suppose urea is? Does urine contain urea? Do only persons with
damaged kidneys excrete urea? Is there a limit to how much urea, or other
nitrogenous protein compounds  the kidney can handle?

Kidneys help maintain homeostasis and as most list members know, if you take
excessive amount of vitamins, they are excreted in the urine.

Hormones are excreted in the urine. The hormone drug Premarin prescribed for
post menopausal women is made from Pregnant Mare Urine.

Amniotic fluid is essentially urine.

Mahesh aka ElectronicBoy