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What is the aid in water reabsorption through the plasma membrane?
What is the result of increasing interstitial osmolarity?
What is the primary function of the proximal convoluted tubule?
What is the primary mechanism of water reabsorption in the nephron?
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What is the result of sodium ion transport in the nephron?
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What is the purpose of the basalateral membrane in the proximal convoluted tubule?
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What is the significance of sodium ion reabsorption in the nephron?
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What is the role of tight junctions in the nephron?
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What is the main function of the high osmolarity of the medullary interstitium?
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What is unique about the cells in the thin descending loop of Henle?
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What happens to the filtrate as it passes down the thin descending loop of Henle?
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What is unique about the luminal membrane of cells in the ascending loop of Henle and early DCT?
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What is the function of the secondary active transport molecule in the ascending loop of Henle and early DCT?
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What happens to the potassium ions that are imported into the cells of the ascending loop of Henle and early DCT?
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What is present in the basolateral membrane of cells in the ascending loop of Henle and early DCT?
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What is the result of the reabsorption of water in the thin descending loop of Henle?
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What is the primary function of the ascending limb in the Loop of Henle?
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What happens to the filtrate as it moves down the descending limb?
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What is the concentration of solutes in the filtrate at the bottom of the loop?
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What is the role of the descending limb in the Loop of Henle?
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What is the role of the sodium/potassium ATPase ion pump in the basolateral membrane?
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What is the result of the sodium/potassium ATPase ion pump yielding its energy?
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What is the result of the ascending limb's active transport of sodium chloride into the interstitium?
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What is the purpose of the osmotic gradient created by the ascending limb?
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What is the function of the glucose carrier molecule in the basolateral membrane?
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What is the role of the potassium ion channel in the basolateral membrane?
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What is the relationship between the activity of the transport proteins in the luminal membrane and the sodium/potassium ATPase ion pump activity in the basolateral membrane?
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What type of transport does the glucose carrier molecule use to transport glucose across the basolateral membrane?
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What is the direction of glucose movement across the basolateral membrane when its concentration is highest in the cell?
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What type of transport is responsible for carrying out the sodium/potassium ATPase ion pump's function?
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What is the primary function of intercalated cells in the late distal convoluted tubule and collecting ducts?
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What is the role of aldosterone in the late distal convoluted tubule and collecting ducts?
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What is the effect of increased aldosterone on the principal cells?
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What is the effect of decreased sodium ions or increased potassium ions in the blood on aldosterone levels?
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What is the function of sodium/potassium ATPase pumps in the basolateral membrane?
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What is the effect of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) on the principal cells?
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Why does water not follow the solute in the principal cells unless stimulated by ADH?
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What is the primary function of principal cells in the late distal convoluted tubule and collecting ducts?
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