Multiple Choice
When the solute concentration is high enough in the lumen of the renal tubules such that all of the carrier proteins or pumps for that solute are occupied, the system is operating at
A) renal threshold.
B) transport maximum.
C) diffusional saturation.
D) tubular threshold.
E) tubular maximum.
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