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Angiotensin

Index Angiotensin

Angiotensin is a peptide hormone that causes vasoconstriction and an increase in blood pressure. [1]

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  1. 93 relations: Absorption (chemistry), ACE inhibitor, Adrenal cortex, Adrenocorticotropic hormone, Afferent arterioles, Aldosterone, Alpha globulin, Angiotensin, Angiotensin (1-7), Angiotensin II receptor, Angiotensin II receptor blocker, Angiotensin II receptor type 1, Angiotensin-converting enzyme, Anterior pituitary, Area postrema, Ascending limb of loop of Henle, Autocrine signaling, Baroreflex, Blood pressure, Blood–brain barrier, Calcium, Captopril, CAS Registry Number, Catecholamine, Central nervous system, Chloride, Chronotropic, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Cleveland Clinic, Corticosteroid, Diglyceride, Dipsogen, Efferent arteriole, Endocrine system, Endothelium, Estrogen, Glomerular filtration rate, Glomerulus (kidney), Glutamyl aminopeptidase, Gq alpha subunit, Heart failure, Hormone, Inositol trisphosphate, Inositol trisphosphate receptor, Inotrope, Intracrine, Juxtaglomerular cell, Kidney, Leucine, Leucyl/cystinyl aminopeptidase, ... Expand index (43 more) »

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Absorption (chemistry)

Absorption is a physical or chemical phenomenon or a process in which atoms, molecules or ions enter the liquid or solid bulk phase of a material.

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ACE inhibitor

Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) are a class of medication used primarily for the treatment of high blood pressure and heart failure.

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Adrenal cortex

The adrenal cortex is the outer region and also the largest part of the adrenal gland.

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH; also adrenocorticotropin, corticotropin) is a polypeptide tropic hormone produced by and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. Angiotensin and adrenocorticotropic hormone are peptide hormones.

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Afferent arterioles

The afferent arterioles are a group of blood vessels that supply the nephrons in many excretory systems.

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Aldosterone

Aldosterone is the main mineralocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex in the adrenal gland.

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Alpha globulin

Alpha globulins are a group of globular proteins in plasma that are highly mobile in alkaline or electrically charged solutions.

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Angiotensin

Angiotensin is a peptide hormone that causes vasoconstriction and an increase in blood pressure. Angiotensin and Angiotensin are Angiology, Decapeptides, Hexapeptides, hypertension and peptide hormones.

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Angiotensin (1-7)

Angiotensin (1-7) (Molecular weight. Angiotensin and Angiotensin (1-7) are Angiology and hypertension.

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Angiotensin II receptor

The angiotensin II receptors, (ATR1) and (ATR2), are a class of G protein-coupled receptors with angiotensin II as their ligands.

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Angiotensin II receptor blocker

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), formally angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1) antagonists, also known as angiotensin receptor blockers, angiotensin II receptor antagonists, or AT1 receptor antagonists, are a group of pharmaceuticals that bind to and inhibit the angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1) and thereby block the arteriolar contraction and sodium retention effects of renin–angiotensin system.

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Angiotensin II receptor type 1

Angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1) is a Gq/11-coupled G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) and the best characterized angiotensin receptor.

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme

Angiotensin-converting enzyme, or ACE, is a central component of the renin–angiotensin system (RAS), which controls blood pressure by regulating the volume of fluids in the body.

See Angiotensin and Angiotensin-converting enzyme

Anterior pituitary

A major organ of the endocrine system, the anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis or pars anterior) is the glandular, anterior lobe that together with the posterior lobe (posterior pituitary, or the neurohypophysis) makes up the pituitary gland (hypophysis) which, in humans, is located at the base of the brain, protruding off the bottom of the hypothalamus.

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Area postrema

The area postrema, a paired structure in the medulla oblongata of the brainstem, is a circumventricular organ having permeable capillaries and sensory neurons that enable its dual role to detect circulating chemical messengers in the blood and transduce them into neural signals and networks.

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Ascending limb of loop of Henle

Within the nephron of the kidney, the ascending limb of the loop of Henle is a segment of the heterogenous loop of Henle downstream of the descending limb, after the sharp bend of the loop.

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Autocrine signaling

Autocrine signaling is a form of cell signaling in which a cell secretes a hormone or chemical messenger (called the autocrine agent) that binds to autocrine receptors on that same cell, leading to changes in the cell.

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Baroreflex

The baroreflex or baroreceptor reflex is one of the body's homeostatic mechanisms that helps to maintain blood pressure at nearly constant levels.

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Blood pressure

Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels.

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Blood–brain barrier

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective semipermeable border of endothelial cells that regulates the transfer of solutes and chemicals between the circulatory system and the central nervous system, thus protecting the brain from harmful or unwanted substances in the blood.

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Calcium

Calcium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ca and atomic number 20.

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Captopril

Captopril, sold under the brand name Capoten among others, is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor used for the treatment of hypertension and some types of congestive heart failure.

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CAS Registry Number

A CAS Registry Number (also referred to as CAS RN or informally CAS Number) is a unique identification number, assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) in the US to every chemical substance described in the open scientific literature, in order to index the substance in the CAS Registry.

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Catecholamine

A catecholamine (abbreviated CA) is a monoamine neurotransmitter, an organic compound that has a catechol (benzene with two hydroxyl side groups next to each other) and a side-chain amine.

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Central nervous system

The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting primarily of the brain and spinal cord.

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Chloride

The term chloride refers to a compound or molecule that contains either a chlorine ion, which is a negatively charged chlorine atom, or a non-charged chlorine atom covalently bonded to the rest of the molecule by a single bond.

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Chronotropic

Chronotropic effects (from chrono-, meaning time, and tropos, "a turn") are those that change the heart rate.

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Ciba Specialty Chemicals

Ciba was a chemical company based in and near Basel, Switzerland.

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Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic is an American nonprofit academic medical center based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Corticosteroid

Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones.

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Diglyceride

A diglyceride, or diacylglycerol (DAG), is a glyceride consisting of two fatty acid chains covalently bonded to a glycerol molecule through ester linkages.

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Dipsogen

A dipsogen is an agent that causes thirst.

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Efferent arteriole

The efferent arterioles are blood vessels that are part of the urinary tract of organisms.

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Endocrine system

The endocrine system is a messenger system in an organism comprising feedback loops of hormones that are released by internal glands directly into the circulatory system and that target and regulate distant organs.

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Endothelium

The endothelium (endothelia) is a single layer of squamous endothelial cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels. Angiotensin and endothelium are Angiology.

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Estrogen

Estrogen (oestrogen; see spelling differences) is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics.

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Glomerular filtration rate

Renal functions include maintaining an acid–base balance; regulating fluid balance; regulating sodium, potassium, and other electrolytes; clearing toxins; absorption of glucose, amino acids, and other small molecules; regulation of blood pressure; production of various hormones, such as erythropoietin; and activation of vitamin D.

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Glomerulus (kidney)

The glomerulus (glomeruli) is a network of small blood vessels (capillaries) known as a tuft, located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney.

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Glutamyl aminopeptidase

Glutamyl aminopeptidase (aminopeptidase A, aspartate aminopeptidase, angiotensinase A, glutamyl peptidase, Ca2+-activated glutamate aminopeptidase, membrane aminopeptidase II, antigen BP-1/6C3 of mouse B lymphocytes, L-aspartate aminopeptidase, angiotensinase A2) is an enzyme encoded by the gene.

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Gq alpha subunit

Gq protein alpha subunit is a family of heterotrimeric G protein alpha subunits.

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Heart failure

Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood.

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Hormone

A hormone (from the Greek participle ὁρμῶν, "setting in motion") is a class of signaling molecules in multicellular organisms that are sent to distant organs or tissues by complex biological processes to regulate physiology and behavior.

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Inositol trisphosphate

Inositol trisphosphate or inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate abbreviated InsP3 or Ins3P or IP3 is an inositol phosphate signaling molecule.

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Inositol trisphosphate receptor

Inositol trisphosphate receptor (InsP3R) is a membrane glycoprotein complex acting as a Ca2+ channel activated by inositol trisphosphate (InsP3).

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Inotrope

An inotrope or inotropic is a drug or any substance that alters the force or energy of muscular contractions. Negatively inotropic agents weaken the force of muscular contractions. Positively inotropic agents increase the strength of muscular contraction. The term inotropic state is most commonly used in reference to various drugs that affect the strength of contraction of heart muscle.

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Intracrine

Intracrine refers to a hormone that acts inside a cell, regulating intracellular events.

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Juxtaglomerular cell

Juxtaglomerular cells (JG cells), also known as juxtaglomerular granular cells are cells in the kidney that synthesize, store, and secrete the enzyme renin.

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Kidney

In humans, the kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped blood-filtering organs that are a multilobar, multipapillary form of mammalian kidneys, usually without signs of external lobulation.

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Leucine

Leucine (symbol Leu or L) is an essential amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

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Leucyl/cystinyl aminopeptidase

Leucyl/cystinyl aminopeptidase, also known as cystinyl aminopeptidase (CAP), insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP), human placental leucine aminopeptidase (PLAP), oxytocinase, and vasopressinase, is an enzyme of the aminopeptidase group that in humans is encoded by the LNPEP gene.

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Liver

The liver is a major metabolic organ exclusively found in vertebrate animals, which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins and various other biochemicals necessary for digestion and growth.

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Losartan

Losartan, sold under the brand name Cozaar among others, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

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Macula densa

In the kidney, the macula densa is an area of closely packed specialized cells lining the wall of the distal tubule where it touches the glomerulus.

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Mean arterial pressure

In medicine, the mean arterial pressure (MAP) is an average calculated blood pressure in an individual during a single cardiac cycle.

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Menstrual cycle

The menstrual cycle is a series of natural changes in hormone production and the structures of the uterus and ovaries of the female reproductive system that makes pregnancy possible.

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MEROPS

MEROPS is an online database for peptidases (also known as proteases, proteinases and proteolytic enzymes) and their inhibitors.

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Mesangial cell

Mesangial cells are specialised cells in the kidney that make up the mesangium of the glomerulus.

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N-terminus

The N-terminus (also known as the amino-terminus, NH2-terminus, N-terminal end or amine-terminus) is the start of a protein or polypeptide, referring to the free amine group (-NH2) located at the end of a polypeptide.

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Na–K–Cl cotransporter

The Na–K–Cl cotransporter (NKCC) is a transport protein that aids in the secondary active transport of sodium, potassium, and chloride into cells.

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Natriuresis

Natriuresis is the process of sodium excretion in the urine through the action of the kidneys.

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Norepinephrine

Norepinephrine (NE), also called noradrenaline (NA) or noradrenalin, is an organic chemical in the catecholamine family that functions in the brain and body as a hormone, neurotransmitter and neuromodulator.

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Paracrine signaling

In cellular biology, paracrine signaling is a form of cell signaling, a type of cellular communication in which a cell produces a signal to induce changes in nearby cells, altering the behaviour of those cells.

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Peptide

Peptides are short chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds.

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Peptide bond

In organic chemistry, a peptide bond is an amide type of covalent chemical bond linking two consecutive alpha-amino acids from C1 (carbon number one) of one alpha-amino acid and N2 (nitrogen number two) of another, along a peptide or protein chain.

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Peptide hormone

Peptide hormones are hormones whose molecules are peptides. Angiotensin and peptide hormone are peptide hormones.

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Perindopril

Perindopril is a medication used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, or stable coronary artery disease.

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Phospholipase C

Phospholipase C (PLC) is a class of membrane-associated enzymes that cleave phospholipids just before the phosphate group (see figure).

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Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1

Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) also known as endothelial plasminogen activator inhibitor (serpin E1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SERPINE1 gene.

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Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2

Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 (placental PAI, SerpinB2, PAI-2), a serine protease inhibitor of the serpin superfamily, is a coagulation factor that inactivates tissue plasminogen activator and urokinase.

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Platelet

Platelets or thrombocytes are a blood component whose function (along with the coagulation factors) is to react to bleeding from blood vessel injury by clumping, thereby initiating a blood clot.

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Posterior pituitary

The posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) is the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland which is part of the endocrine system.

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Proximal tubule

The proximal tubule is the segment of the nephron in kidneys which begins from the renal pole of the Bowman's capsule to the beginning of loop of Henle.

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Renal artery

The renal arteries are paired arteries that supply the kidneys with blood.

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Renal blood flow

In the physiology of the kidney, renal blood flow (RBF) is the volume of blood delivered to the kidneys per unit time.

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Renal medulla

The renal medulla (Latin: medulla renis 'marrow of the kidney') is the innermost part of the kidney.

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Renin

Renin (etymology and pronunciation), also known as an angiotensinogenase, is an aspartic protease protein and enzyme secreted by the kidneys that participates in the body's renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS)—also known as the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone axis—that increases the volume of extracellular fluid (blood plasma, lymph and interstitial fluid) and causes arterial vasoconstriction. Angiotensin and renin are peptide hormones.

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Renin inhibitor

Renin inhibitors are pharmaceutical drugs inhibiting the activity of renin that is responsible for hydrolyzing angiotensinogen to angiotensin I, which in turn reduces the formation of angiotensin II that facilitates blood pressure.

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Renin–angiotensin system

The renin–angiotensin system (RAS), or renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS), is a hormone system that regulates blood pressure, fluid and electrolyte balance, and systemic vascular resistance.

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Salt

In common usage, salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl).

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is a membrane-bound structure found within muscle cells that is similar to the smooth endoplasmic reticulum in other cells.

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Serpin

Serpins are a superfamily of proteins with similar structures that were first identified for their protease inhibition activity and are found in all kingdoms of life.

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Small molecule

In molecular biology and pharmacology, a small molecule or micromolecule is a low molecular weight (≤ 1000 daltons) organic compound that may regulate a biological process, with a size on the order of 1 nm.

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Sodium–hydrogen antiporter

The sodium–hydrogen antiporter or sodium–proton exchanger (Na+/H+ exchanger or NHX) is a membrane protein that transports Na+ into the cell, and H+ out of the cell (antiport).

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Starling equation

The Starling principle holds that extracellular fluid movements between blood and tissues are determined by differences in hydrostatic pressure and colloid osmotic pressure (oncotic pressure) between plasma inside microvessels and interstitial fluid outside them.

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Subfornical organ

The subfornical organ (SFO) is one of the circumventricular organs of the brain.

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Thirst

Thirst is the craving for potable fluids, resulting in the basic instinct of animals to drink.

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Thyroid

The thyroid, or thyroid gland, is an endocrine gland in vertebrates.

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Tubuloglomerular feedback

In the physiology of the kidney, tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) is a feedback system inside the kidneys.

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Valine

Valine (symbol Val or V) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

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Vascular organ of lamina terminalis

The vascular organ of lamina terminalis (VOLT) (also known as organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis (OVLT), or supraoptic crest) Is an ependymal chemosensory organ of the third ventricle situated beneath the lamina terminalis.

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Vasoconstriction

Vasoconstriction is the narrowing of the blood vessels resulting from contraction of the muscular wall of the vessels, in particular the large arteries and small arterioles.

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Vasopressin

Human vasopressin, also called antidiuretic hormone (ADH), arginine vasopressin (AVP) or argipressin, is a hormone synthesized from the AVP gene as a peptide prohormone in neurons in the hypothalamus, and is converted to AVP.

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Voltage-gated calcium channel

Voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs), also known as voltage-dependent calcium channels (VDCCs), are a group of voltage-gated ion channels found in the membrane of excitable cells (e.g., muscle, glial cells, neurons, etc.) with a permeability to the calcium ion Ca2+.

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See also

Decapeptides

Hexapeptides

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiotensin

Also known as AGT (gene), Ang II, Angiotensin I, Angiotensin II, Angiotensin III, Angiotensin IV, Angiotensinogen, Angiotensins, Antiotensin, Antiotensinogen, SERPINA8.

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