The ________ is the plasma concentration at which a specific compound will begin appearing in the urine.
A) tubular maximum
B) hydrostatic threshold
C) blood colloid maximum
D) osmotic pressure
E) renal threshold

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The renal threshold refers to the plasma concentration at which a specific compound (such as glucose or amino acids) will begin to appear in the urine. This is because the kidneys are unable to reabsorb all of the filtered molecules beyond a certain threshold, leading to their excretion in the urine. The other choices (A-D) are not relevant to this concept.

The ________ Is the Plasma Concentration at Which a Specific