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Proximal convulated tubule

Cellular ultrastructure and primary transport characteristics of the proximal tubule. The proximal tubules reabsorb about 65 percent of the filtered sodium, chloride, bicarbonate, and potassium and essentially all the filtered glucose and amino acids. The proximal tubules also secrete organic acids, bases, and hydrogen ions into the tubular lumen.