If the amount of solute excreted per minute is greater than the filtered load, then the NET effect on the solute is
A) secretion into the renal tubules.
B) an absence of secretion in the renal tubules.
C) reabsorption from the renal tubules.
D) a combination of reabsorption and secretion in the renal tubules.
E) an absence of reabsorption in the renal tubules.

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If the amount of solute excreted per minute is greater than the filtered load, it indicates that additional solute has been added to the filtrate as it passed through the renal tubules, which is a process known as secretion.

If the Amount of Solute Excreted Per Minute Is Greater