✨The first part of the nephron is the Glomerulus and it's famous for its job of filtration. In this video, I talk about the filtration barrier, how starling forces help make that happen and autoregulation. I hope it helps!☀

What's in this video?
0:00 Intro
0:12 Glomerular Filtration Barrier
1:45 GFR and RPF
2:19 Starling Forces in the Glomerulus
4:11 Autoregulation (Tubuloglomerular Feedback)
5:40 Measurement of GFR (Clearance, CockroftGault Formula)

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Factual References & for Further Reading:
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology
Costanzo’s Textbook of Physiology
First Aid for the USMLE, 2020 edition
Openstax Anatomy and Physiology
https://openstax.org/details/books/an...
Openstax Biology
https://openstax.org/details/books/bi...
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