angiotensinogen /an·gio·ten·sin·o·gen/ (-ten-sin´o-jen) a serum α2-globulin secreted in the liver which, on hydrolysis by renin, gives rise to angiotensin.
angiotensinogen
angiotensinogen
an·gi·o·ten·sin·o·gen ( n j - -t n-s n  -jn)n. A serum globulin formed by the liver that is cleaved by renin to form angiotensin I. Also called angiotensin precursor. |
angiotensinogen
[-tensin′əjən]
a serum glycoprotein produced in the liver that is the precursor of angiotensin.
angiotensinogen
a serum α2-globulin secreted in the liver which, on hydrolysis by renin, gives rise to angiotensin.
angiotensinogen
Renin substrate A 60 kD glycoprotein of the α2 globulin fraction of plasma proteins, which is synthesized and released from the liver, and cleaved in the circulation to form the biologically inactive,
angiotensin I, a decapeptide split from the N-terminal by renin, a proteolytic enzyme. See Angiotensin, Renin-angiotensin system.
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