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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Approximately how many nephrons are in a kidney?
Nephrons are functional units of the kidney that actually produce the urine by excreting waste and excess substances. There are about 1 million nephrons in a human kidney, but nephron number does decrease with age.
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Dr. Jody Vogelzang, RD, LD
May 18, 2011 at 12:14 PM
This Q and A was written by Eric and Maddie.
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This Q and A was written by Eric and Maddie.
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