General introduction and outline 9 1 of the glomerular filtration barrier. The glomerular filtration barrier is made up of the glomerular endothelial glycocalyx layer (purple), fenestrated endothelial cells (red), glomerular basement membrane (grey), and the visceral epithelial cells (yellow) – or podocytes – with interdigitating foot processes (green). Figure 1. The human kidney, nephron, glomerulus, glomerular capillary, and glomerular filtration barrier
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