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Assertion :In dializer, the plasma proteins of the blood, cannot be filtered but molecules like urea, uric acid, creatinine and ions can be filtered. Reason: The cellophane membrane used in dialyzer is permeable to macromolecules but impermeable to micromolecules.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
In dialyzer, the plasma proteins of the blood, cannot be filtered but molecules like urea, uric acid, creatinine because The cellophane membrane used in the dialyzer is impermeable to macromolecules(proteins) but permeable to macromolecules(urea, uric acid, creatinine).
So, the correct answer is ' Assertion is correct and Reason is incorrect'.

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