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Assertion: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) controls the amount of water in the urine.
Reason: ADH determines the permeability of the collecting duct to water.

A

Collecting tube/duct

B

Proximal convoluted tube

C

Distal convoluted tubule

D

All the above

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ADH or vasopressin is effective in reabsorption of water by changing permeability of DCT, collecting tubules and collecting ducts
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