The neonatal kidney achieves concentrating ability equivalent to adult’s kidney by:
Correct Answer: One year of age
Description: Answer is A (One year of age) : "Normal adult kidney can produce urine with an osmolalitv of greater than 1000 m Osm/kg water. The healthy new born infant, subject to water deprivation for 10-14 hours can achieve an osmolality of only 500-700 m osm / kg. This value increases gradually during the first few months and approximates to the adult value by about one year of age."
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