If the rate of urine formation is 2 ml/min, the urine inulin concentration is 25 mg/ml, and the plasma inulin concentration 0.5 mg/ml, then the GFR is 6.25 mL/min None of the choices are correct. (c) 0.04 mL/min D) 100 mL/min E) more data is needed to calculate the GFR

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