New aspects of glomerular filtration barrier structure and function: Five layers (at least) not three

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-205

  Salmon, Andrew H J ^a,b   Neal, Christopher R ^a   Harper, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelial surface layer; Glomerulus; Permeability; Podocyte; Subpodocyte space

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIAL SURFACE LAYER; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GLOMERULAR ENDOTHELIAL FENESTRAE; GLOMERULAR STRUCTURE; GLOMERULUS; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HUMAN; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PODOCYTE INTERFOOT PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBPODOCYTE SPACE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAFILTRATION; ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIUM; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PERMEABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PODOCYTE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; PERMEABILITY; PODOCYTES; RECEPTOR CROSS-TALK;

EID: 67049160811     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNH.0b013e328329f837     Document Type: Review

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