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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
Medical & Dental Studies

total solute ecretion

Hello!

Can you please in layman terms, if it is possible of course, explain what it is?
  

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Do you mean solute excretion or solute secretion,please? Solute is a substance that is dissolved in a solvent to form a solution. g: sugar dissolved in water.

  • Do you mean solute excretion or solute secretion,please?
  • Solute is a substance that is dissolved in a solvent to form a solution.
  • g: sugar dissolved in water.
  • In this case the sugar is the solute which is going to get dissolved in water which is the solvent.
  • g: NaCl & water solute secretion in the ascending limb of the Loop of Henle, to make the Urine more concentrated (renal physiology).
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Do you mean solute excretion or solute secretion,please?

Solute is a substance that is dissolved in a solvent to form a solution.

E.g: sugar dissolved in water. In this case the sugar is the solute which is going to get dissolved in water which is the solvent.

Solute secretion:

E.g: NaCl & water solute secretion in the ascending limb of the Loop of Henle,
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Sorry, it was a typo- solute excretion

Thank you very much Savy!

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