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Title: Why is there a large amount of capillaries around each Nephron?
Post by: micronat on Sep 28, 2012
Why is there a large amount of capillaries around each Nephron?


Title: Why is there a large amount of capillaries around each Nephron?
Post by: daTALLsmurf2 on Sep 28, 2012
To pick up all the molecules and ions that are reabsorbed (reclaimed) from the glomerular filtrate back into the blood - all the glucose, for example.


Title: Why is there a large amount of capillaries around each Nephron?
Post by: ilaeoc on Sep 28, 2012
They are there to transport molecules reabsorbed into blood eg. glucose, amino acids, some water and some urea.