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angiotensinogen /an·gio·ten·sin·o·gen/ (-ten-sin´o-jen) a serum a2-globulin secreted in the liver which, on hydrolysis by renin, gives rise to angiotensin.
angiotensinogen a serum a2-globulin secreted in the liver which, on hydrolysis by renin, gives rise to angiotensin. |
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[17] A
fall in blood pressure causes renin to be released from the kidneys,
which catalyzes the conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin I. and French researchers reported that a gene coding
for a protein called angiotensinogen appeared to play a role in the
regulation of blood pressure (SN: 10/10/92, p. and French researchers targeted a gene that codes for a
protein called angiotensinogen (AGT), an important raw material in the
chemical process that regulates blood pressure. |
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