The juxtaglomerular apparatus

a. secretes renin in response to sodium depletion in the filtrate
b. is a thickened region of specialized cells at a point where the distal tubule comes into intimate contact with the afferent and efferent arterioles of the same nephron
c. secretes renin in response to a drop in afferent arteriole blood pressure
d. secretes renin in response to sympathetic impulses
e. has all of the above characteristics


E

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