Biomedical Image Awards 2006
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Crystals of urea

Crystals of urea

Urea is produced in the liver to remove toxic ammonia from the body. Urea travels in the blood to the kidneys where it is excreted via the bladder in the urine.
Polarised light micrograph by Spike Walker.
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