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Hydrostatic pressure generated by pelvic wall peristalsis contributes to removal of water from the collecting duct lumen. As shown here in cross-section, water moves from collecting ducts to the open ascending vasa recta during rebound, when interstitial hydrostatic pressure is negative. See Dwyer and Schmidt-Hielsen, p. 1, this issue.
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