Molecular evidence for a single origin of ultrafiltration-based excretory organs

Excretion is an essential physiological process, carried out by all living organisms, regardless of their size or complexity.1–3 Both protostomes (e.g., flies and flatworms) and deuterostomes (e.g., humans and sea urchins) possess specialized excretory organs serving that purpose. Those organs exhib...

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