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Q. The peritubular capillaries of the nephron arise from the

JIPMERJIPMER 2012Excretory Products and their Elimination

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The efferent arteriole connects to a second network of capillaries, the peritubular capillaries, which are closely associated with the nephron tubule. It is into these peritubular capillaries that water, ions and nutrients are reabsorbed from the filtrate in the nephron tubule.