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Tubular Maximum (Tm)

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Tubular maximum (Tm)


A) is the maximum amount of a substance that the tubular cells can actively transport within a given time period
B) is the maximum rate at which a substance is filtered at the glomerulus
C) occurs when the membrane carrier becomes saturated
D) is both a and c
E) is both b and c

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