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Glomerular filtration

  • Lote C
Springer Netherlands, (2000), 34-46
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4086-7_3
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Abstract

Urine is initially an ultrafiltrate of the plasma. Ultrafiltration occurs from the glomerulus (a tuft of capillaries) into the Bowman's capsule (the blind end of a nephron) - see Figure 3.1. In moving from the capillary into the Bowman's capsule, the filtrate must traverse three layers.

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Lote, C. (2000). Glomerular filtration. In Principles of Renal Physiology (pp. 34–46). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4086-7_3

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