Osmosis video - Glomerular filtration

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Video Summary of Glomerular filtration

Glomerular filtration is a process by which blood plasma is filtered through the glomerular filtration membrane. This is the first step of urine formation, by which the kidney starts to eliminate toxins from blood plasma. The glomerular filtration membrane has tiny pores allowing only small elements to pass, and ideally spare large molecules such as albumin and blood cells.