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Glomerular Apparatus and Filtration - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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==Glomerular Filtration==
==Glomerular Filtration==
[[Image:Aspinall Slide14.JPG|thumb|right|600px|<small>Image from [http://www.elsevierhealth.co.uk/veterinary-nursing/spe-60136/ Aspinall, The Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing], Elsevier Health Sciences, ''All rights reserved''</small>]]
[[Image:Aspinall Slide15.JPG|thumb|right|600px|<small>Image from [http://www.elsevierhealth.co.uk/veterinary-nursing/spe-60136/ Aspinall, The Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing], Elsevier Health Sciences, ''All rights reserved''</small>]]
The role of the [[Nephron Microscopic Anatomy #The Renal Corpuscle|renal corpuscle]] is to selectively filter the blood by allowing small molecules through but preventing plasma proteins from leaving the blood. This filtration occurs extracellulary and is done by what is know as the '''glomerular filtration barrier'''. This structure is made up of three layers:
The role of the [[Nephron Microscopic Anatomy #The Renal Corpuscle|renal corpuscle]] is to selectively filter the blood by allowing small molecules through but preventing plasma proteins from leaving the blood. This filtration occurs extracellulary and is done by what is know as the '''glomerular filtration barrier'''. This structure is made up of three layers:
* Fenestrated capillary endothelium
* Fenestrated capillary endothelium