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What is Maximum reabsorption of HCO3 - occurs in and explain in detail?
The process of bicarbonate reabsorption occurs predominantly in the proximal tubule (about 90%). The rest occur in the thick ascending limb and in the collecting tubule. All involve hydrogen ion secretionRef: Ganong&;s Review of Medical Physiology, 23rd edition, page no: 680