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the kidney. each human adult kidney contains around million nephrons, while a mouse kidney contains only about nephrons. the kidney participates in the control of the volume of various body fluid compartments, fluid osmolality , acid-base balance , various electrolyte concentrations, and removal of
filtration, reabsorption, secretion and excretion; the consequence of those processes is the production of urine . these include the nitrogenous wastes urea , from protein catabolism , and uric acid , from nucleic acid metabolism. the ability of mammals and some birds to concentrate wastes into a volume...
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