What process allows the kidney to respond to an increase in workload?
a. Glomerular filtration
b. Secretion of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3
c. Increased heart rate
d. Compensatory hypertrophy
Ans: d. Compensatory hypertrophy
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