Net filtration pressure can be measured as __________.

the addition of the blood colloid osmotic pressure and the interstitial colloid osmotic pressure
the difference between the net hydrostatic pressure and the blood colloid osmotic pressure
the difference between the blood pressure and the glomerular filtration rate
None of the listed responses is correct.


the difference between the net hydrostatic pressure and the blood colloid osmotic pressure

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