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Angiotensin is a
peptide hormone that
causes vasoconstriction and an
increase in
blood pressure. It is part of the renin–
angiotensin system,
which regulates...
- The renin-
angiotensin system (RAS), or renin-
angiotensin-aldosterone
system (RAAS), is a
hormone system that
regulates blood pressure, fluid, and electrolyte...
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Angiotensin-converting-enzyme
inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) are a
class of
medication used
primarily for the
treatment of high
blood pressure and heart...
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Angiotensin II
receptor blockers (ARBs),
formally angiotensin II
receptor type 1 (AT1) antagonists, also
known as
angiotensin receptor blockers, angiotensin...
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Angiotensin-converting
enzyme (EC 3.4.15.1), or ACE, is a
central component of the renin–
angiotensin system (RAS),
which controls blood pressure by regulating...
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medication used to
treat high
blood pressure (hypertension). It is in the
angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)
family of medication, and is
considered protective...
- The
angiotensin II receptors, (ATR1) and (ATR2), are a
class of G protein-coupled
receptors with
angiotensin II as
their ligands. They are
important in...
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Angiotensin-converting
enzyme 2 (ACE2) is an
enzyme that can be
found either attached to the
membrane of
cells (mACE2) in the intestines, kidney, testis...
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Angiotensin II
receptor type 1 (AT1) is a Gq/11-coupled G protein-coupled
receptor (GPCR) and the best
characterized angiotensin receptor. It is encoded...
- that parti****tes in the body's renin-
angiotensin-aldosterone
system (RAAS)—also
known as the renin-
angiotensin-aldosterone axis—that
increases the volume...
