- e.g. urea in proximal tubule: urea freely filtered in glomerulus, in proximal tubule water
reabsorption, urea concentration higher, urea diffuses into peritubular capillaries and
interstitial fluid
mediated transport - Answer - transcellular
- requires plasma membrane transport proteins
- usually coupled to Na reabsorption
solute transport mechs - Answer - passive: spontaneous, down electrochemical
gradient (no energy); diffusion, channels, uniport, coupled transport, solvent drag
- active: against an electrochemical gradient (needs energy)
Transport Maximum (Tm) - Answer - when transport proteins in membrane saturated,
tubule cannot reabsorb any more --> limit is Tm
- ex. in diabetes mellitus, plasma conc. of glucose can be very high and filtered load
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