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Tubular Reabsorption

Reabsorption throughout the nephron

Reabsorption throughout the nephron

A diagram of the nephron that shows the mechanisms of reabsorption.

A diagram of the nephron that shows, from left to right: filtration in the renal corpuscle, vital reabsorption and secretion in the proximal convoluted tubule, solution concentration in the loop of Henle, and optional reabsorption and secretion in the distal convoluted tubule and the collecting duct.

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