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What is(are) the driving force(s) for filtration in the nephron?
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What is(are) the driving force(s) for filtration in the nephron?

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The force of hydrostatic pressure

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The force of hydrostatic pressure in the glomerulus (the force of pressure exerted from the pressure of the blood vessel itself) is the driving force that pushes filtrate out of the capillaries and into the slits in the nephron.

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