Multiple Choice
The excretion of urea is low in infants because they have:
A) medullary nephrons with comparatively shorter loops at this stage of development.
B) immature tubular transport capacity, which impairs the excretion of urea.
C) a high anabolic state and use their protein for growth.
D) dilute urine due to the immaturity of their glomeruli.
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