Consider the following water conservation mechanisms: (a) Nasal countercurrent mechanism (b) Dependence on metabolic water (c) Highly hypertonic urine

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Consider the following water conservation mechanisms: (a) Nasal countercurrent mechanism (b) Dependence on metabolic water ... (a), (c) and (d) only

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