Life: The Science of Biology
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ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 51.5, Problem 3R
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The difference in anatomical structure of kidney of water rat and desert rat of same size.
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The nephrons of the kidney can be of various sizes and are present in cortex and medulla. Some of the nephrons are only found in cortex while some of them are partly present in cortex and partly in medulla. The nephrons are referred as the kidney’s main functional units.
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