permselective

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permselective (comparative more permselective, superlative most permselective)

  1. Of a membrane: selectively permeable to particular ions or molecules.
    • 2023 November 14, Wikipedia contributors, “Glomerulus_(kidney)”, in English Wikipedia[1], Wikimedia Foundation:
      The structures of the layers determine their permeability-selectivity (permselectivity). The factors that influence permselectivity are the negative charge of the basement membrane and the podocytic epithelium, as well as the effective pore size of the glomerular wall (8 nm).