EBK HUMAN BIOLOGY
11th Edition
ISBN: 8220100545931
Author: MCMILLAN
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 12, Problem 6SQ
Reabsorption depends on _________.
- a. osmosis across the nephron wall
- b. active transport of sodium across the nephron wall
- c. a steep solute concentration gradient
- d. all of the above
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