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Maximum reabsorption of useful substances from glomerular filtrate occurs in:

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Collecting duct
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Loop of Henle
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Proximal convoluted tubule
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Distal convoluted tubule
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The correct option is C Proximal convoluted tubule
Maximum reabsorption of useful substances from glomerular filtrate occurs in proximal convoluted tubule (PCT). PCT is lined by a simple cuboidal brush border epithelium which increases the surface area for reabsorption. Nearly all of the essential nutrients, and 70-80 percent of electrolytes and water are reabsorbed by this segment.

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