Glomerular Membrane Of Kidney. The glomerulus is a network of small blood vessels known as a tuft located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney. In healthy nephrons the glomerular membrane that separates the blood vessel from the tubule allows waste products and extra water to pass into the tubule while keeping blood cells and protein in the bloodstream.
The blood is filtered across the capillary walls of this tuft through the glomerular filtration barrier which yields its filtrate of water and soluble substances to a cup like sac known as bowman s capsule. The thickened glomerular membrane does not work normally. Each kidney is composed of about 1 million nephrons.
The tuft is structurally supported by the mesangium the space between the blood vessels made up of intraglomerular mesangial cells.
In healthy nephrons the glomerular membrane that separates the blood vessel from the tubule allows waste products and extra water to pass into the tubule while keeping blood cells and protein in the bloodstream. Membranous nephropathy is caused by the thickening of a part of the glomerular basement membrane. The glomerulus is a network of small blood vessels known as a tuft located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney. The glomerular basement membrane is a part of the kidneys that helps filter waste and extra fluid from the blood.