Can I measure kidney efficiency by eating beets? Since I will know when is processed due to urine being red
In: Biology
That will tell you that your kidneys are working, but the fact that you are still alive can tell you that information
However you are on the right track. We give people a substance called inulin to measure kidney function. This is because inulin is readily filtered into the kidney and is not metabolized or reabsorbed back into the body once its in the kidney. You compare the amount of inulin given and the amount of inulin in the urine to calculate kidney function. This is a unique property that not many molecules have
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