The largest possible amount of a substance that can be reabsorbed or secreted across a kidney tubule wall in a given duration of time is known as the
A) glomerular filtration rate.
B) renal threshold.
C) transport maximum.
D) net filtration pressure.
E) renal clearance exponent.

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The transport maximum (Tm) is the maximum rate at which a substance can be reabsorbed or secreted by the renal tubules, reflecting the saturation of transport proteins.

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