In mammals, essentially all of the glucose and amino acids from the filtrate get reabsorbed in one of the excretory tubule segments. In which segment does this occur?
a. in the proximal convoluted tubule
b. in the descending segment of the loop of Henle
c. in the ascending segment of the loop of Henle
d. in the Bowman's capsule
Ans: a. in the proximal convoluted tubule
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