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Excretion And Elimination Of Toxicants And Their Metabolites
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The first topic that was covered by this chapter was the excretion of wastes
by the Renal system. The first step that occurs in the kidney deals with the
nephron, which is the functional unit of the kidney. In the glomerulus the
formation of urine begins with the passive filtration of plasma through the
pores that are found in the glomerulus. Th ....
Middle of paper ....s. and returned to the blood. Sometimes the
accumulation of these proteins can lead to renal toxicity
A second process that occurs in the tubules is tubular secretion. This is
another mechanism used to excrete solutes. Secretion may be either passive or
active. Secretions include organic bases, which occur in the pars recta of the
proximal tubul.... |
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