Abstract
The function of the renal tubule is reabsorption of glomerular filtrate, which is accomplished with considerable efficiency; 98 to 99 per cent of all filtered water, sodium and bicarbonate are reabsorbed. Similarly filtered protein, glucose and amino acid are reabsorbed in order to preserve body stores. Reabsorption mainly occurs in the proximal tubule, but the final regulation occurs in the distal tubule.
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Walls, J. (1981). Renal Tubular Disorders. In: Urinary Tract Infections, Calculi and Tubular Disorders. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8075-4_4
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