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The reabsorption of HCO3 takes place in

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Most of the bicarbonate ion (HCO3) reabsorption takes place in the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron (85-90%) and only a small portion is reabsorbed by the distal convoluted tubule and the loop of Henle. So, the reabsorption of HCO3 can be said to take place in the proximal convoluted tubules of the nephron, in the kidney.

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