angiotensin I

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angiotensin I - a physiologically inactive form of angiotensin that is the precursor to angiotensin IIangiotensin, angiotonin, Hypertensin - any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels

angiotensin I

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.

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.

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.

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angiotensin I

Related to angiotensin I: angiotensin II

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noun a physiologically inactive form of angiotensin that is the precursor to angiotensin II

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angiotensin
angiotonin
Hypertensin

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