Assertion: nephron's fluid | /r/CapableOf | become dilute
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The tubular fluid in the ascending limb becomes very dilute as it flows toward the distal tubule, a feature that is important in allowing the kidneys to dilute or concentrate the urine under different conditions, as we discuss much more fully in Chapter 28.
text: As the tubule epithelium is ‘tight’ here, i.e. impermeable to water, the tubular fluid becomes dilute, the interstitium becomes hypertonic, and fluid in the adjacent descending limb, which is permeable to water, becomes more concentrated as it approaches the tip of the loop, because the hypertonic interstitial fluid sucks water out of this limb of the tubule.