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Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion

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Name a common nutrient that is absorbed in the small intestine and reabsorbed by the kidney tubules.

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Glucose is a common nutrient that is absorbed in the small intestine and reabsorbed by the kidney tubule. Almost all glucose is reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) part of a nephron (structural and functional unit of a kidney).

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