Two dimers 

Tetramers

Protofilaments (Tetramers are assembled end to end)

Protofibril (Four protofilaments)

10-nm filament (Four protofibrils associate side

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Glomerulus is formed by the invagination of a tuft of capillaries into the dilated, blind end of the nephron (Bowman’s capsule).

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The glomerular capillaries are supplied by an afferent arteriole and drained by the efferent arteriole.

 

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Three cellular layers separate the blood from the glomerular filtrate in Bowman’s capsule: 

1. capillary endothelium

2. basement membrane

3. epithelium of the capsule

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The endothelium of the glomerular capillaries is completely surrounded by the glomerular basement membrane along with specialized cells called podocytes.

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Podocytes have numerous pseudopodia that interdigitate to form filtration slits along the capillary wall.