Resolution of the three dimensional structure of components of the glomerular filtration barrier
(2014)
Journal Article
Qvortrup, K., ARKILL, K., Starborg, T., Mantell, J., Knupp, C., Michel, C., …Neal, C. (2014). Resolution of the three dimensional structure of components of the glomerular filtration barrier. BMC Nephrology, 15(1), Article 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-15-24
Background: The human glomerulus is the primary filtration unit of the kidney, and contains the Glomerular Filtration Barrier (GFB). The GFB had been thought to comprise 3 layers - the endothelium, the basement membrane and the podocyte foot processe... Read More about Resolution of the three dimensional structure of components of the glomerular filtration barrier.