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What value of glomerular capillary oncotic pressure would glomerular filtration stop?

What value of glomerular capillary oncotic pressure would glomerular filtration stop?

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Glomerular capillary = 47 mm Hg hydrostatic pressure Bowman's space = 10 mm Hg hydrostatic pressure Bowman's space = 0 mm Hg oncotic pressure.

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Answered Apr 01, 2018

37 mm Hg

Glomerular filtration will stop when the net ultrafiltration pressure across the glomerular capillary is zero; that is, when the force that favors filtration (47 mm Hg) exactly equals the forces that oppose filtration (10 mm Hg + 37 mm Hg).
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