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Mammals have the ability to produce concentrated urine. Henle's loop plays a significant role in this because

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a

conditional reabsorption of Na+ and water takes place in this segment.

b

it plays a significant role in the maintenance of increasing osmolarity towards the inner medullary interstitium

c

its ascending limb is impermeable to electrolytes but allows transport of water

d

large amounts of water could be reabsorbed from this segment

answer is C.

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Henle’s loop plays significant role in the maintenance in increasing osmolarity towards the inner medullary interstitium i.e., 300 mOsmolL-1 in cortex to 1200 mOsmolL-1 in the inner medulla.

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