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Name the substance which is present in the blood, but not in the urine of a healthy person?

Normally, glucose is present in the blood, but not in urine of a healthy person. All of the filtered glucose is re-absorbed into the bloodstream by the kidneys through tubular re-absorption. The presence of glucose in urine (glycosuria) indicates that the person has diabetes.


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