New research may finally settle a decades-old debate about how the kidney keeps valuable blood proteins from harmfully slipping into the urine, a serious health symptom that often precedes kidney failure. Scientists have shown that a structure known as the glomerular basement membrane plays a key role in blocking proteins.
Sources: Newswise Posted by: sol, on 8th Aug 2006
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