W hich is NOT a fundamental or elementary process of the nephron?
A) Ultrafiltration
B) Proteolytic degradation
C) Reabsorption
D) Secretion
E) Movement of material from lumen to peritubular capillaries

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Proteolytic degradation is not a process that occurs in the nephron. The nephron's primary functions include ultrafiltration, reabsorption, secretion, and the movement of materials between the lumen and peritubular capillaries, but not the breakdown of proteins through proteolytic degradation.

W Hich Is NOT a Fundamental or Elementary Process of the Nephron