How does the kidney filter plasma? #MMPMID15772298
Tryggvason K; Wartiovaara J
Physiology (Bethesda) 2005[Apr]; 20 (ä): 96-101 PMID15772298show ga
The kidneys filter the plasma in special filtration units-glomeruli-and thereby excrete low-molecular-weight waste products into the urine. The mechanisms of glomerular filtration have been a matter of controversy for several decades, but recent data have revealed new details about the molecular nature of the filter and have demonstrated a central role for the podocyte slit diaphragm in the filtration process.