Filtration slits is the name given to the

A. basement membrane of the glomerular endothelium.
B. points where the afferent arterioles enter the renal corpuscle.
C. openings between the endothelial cells of the glomerular capillaries.
D. gaps between the podocyte processes in the visceral layer of Bowman capsule.
E. active transport channels.


Answer: D

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