Glomerular filtration (GFR)

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Renal And Gi Physiology subtree

Plasma-ultrafiltration by glomerular capillaries + slit diaphragm. GFR ~125 mL/min in healthy adults; net filtration pressure = P_GC − (P_BC + π_GC). Declines ~1 mL/min/year after age 30.

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