angiotensin I
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an·gi·o·ten·sin I
(an'jē-ō-ten'sin),A decapeptide of slightly variable sequence, depending on the animal source, formed from the tetradecapeptide angiotensinogen by the removal of four amino acid residues, a reaction catalyzed by renin; a peptidase cleaves off a dipeptide (histidylleucine) to yield angiotensin II, the physiologically active form.
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angiotensin I
An N-terminal decapeptide produced when renin acts on angiotensinogen. Angiotensin I is the precursor of angiotensin II but itself has no known physiologic role.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
angiotensin I
An N-terminal decapeptide produced when renin acts on angiotensinogen; A-I is the precursor of angiotensin II, but itself has no known physiologic role. See Angiotensinogen.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.