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Chapter Five: Functions of the Distal Nephron

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Is There a Negative Charge in the Tubule?

The urin sodium is actually lessos than the lor sodium, so we have to have it driven by the charge. The movement of sodium through the epithelial sodium channel leaves a negative charge in the tuble. chloride reabsorption competes with potassium secretion and they're both chasing after that negative charge,. You can't optimize for bothcan.

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