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Explain the mechanism of formation of concentrated urine in mammals.

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The normal human urine is about four times as concentrated as plasma of blood. This ability of concentrating the urine is a main adaptation for conservation of water and is regulated by two counter current mechanisms :
(1) Counter current mechanism in Vasa rectae:
(ii) Counter current mechanism in Loop of Henle:
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