Throughout most of the distal convoluted tubule, the tubular cells

A) actively transport urea out of the tubular fluid.
B) actively reabsorb organic nutrients, plasma proteins, and ions from the filtrate.
C) reclaim 60-70% of the volume of filtrate at the glomerulus.
D) are impermeable both to water and to solutes.
E) actively transport sodium ions out of the tubular fluid.


E) actively transport sodium ions out of the tubular fluid.

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