What mechanisms are responsible for producing concentrated urine?
a. the juxtamedullary nephrons become active.
b. the counter-current mechanism pulls out much water.
c. vasopressin causes facultative water reabsorption in distal tubule.
d. both (a) and (b) above.
e. all of these answers.
E
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