reabsorption
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Aldosterone regulates the amount of water excreted by the kidneys and causes direct water reabsorption from the kidney tubules.
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While PTH acts directly on the kidneys to increase Ca2+ reabsorption, its effects on the intestine are indirect.
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The reabsorption of Na+ also results in the osmotic reabsorption of water, which alters blood volume and blood pressure.
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Most of the solutes get reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule by tubular reabsorption.
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“I’ve heard of reabsorption cases this bad but I’ve never seen one.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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