Ammonia is toxic and must be converted to urea in order to be excreted. The foll

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Ammonia is toxic and must be converted to urea in order to be excreted. The following statements describe the process:
A: ammonia is transported into the liver as either alanine or glutamine.
B: transamination is a key step in the release of ammonia from glutamine.
C: urea is formed and excreted primarily by the kidneys.
D: alanine carries ammonia waste from muscle to the liver; once in the liver, alanine is converted via pyruvate to glucose, which may be returned to the muscle.
E: carbamoyl phosphate is a key intermediate in the conversion of ammonia to urea.
F: urea is ultimately formed by hydrolysis from ornithine

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So among all statement, (D,E) statement is correct

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