Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 30, Problem 12RQ
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To describe: The happenings that take place during filtration, tubular reabsorption, and tubular secretion in the mammalian nephron.
Introduction: Unwanted toxic materials need to be excreted from the body. The process of removal of such unwanted toxic materials from the body is referred to as excretion. The urinary system plays an important role in excreting nitrogenous waste.
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