The largest possible amount of a substance that can be reabsorbed or secreted across a kidney tubule wall in a given duration of time is known as the
A. glomerular filtration rate.
B. renal threshold.
C. transport maximum.
D. net filtration pressure.
E. renal clearance exponent.
C
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