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The observed extension of glomerulo-tubular balance beyond the proximal tubule is thought to be due either to flow dependent reabsorption by non-accessible proximal segments and pars recta, or to osmotic volume flow out of the descending limb of the loop of Henle.
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Bartoli, E., Earley, L.E. Volume reabsorption by the Loop of Henle: A micropuncture study. Experientia 36, 200–202 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953731
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