Description
Angiotensinpeptidesexhibitpressor(vasoconstrictive)activitythroughbindingoftheangiotensinIItype1(AT1)receptor,increasingbloodpressureandvolume.AngiotensinI(ATI)isacleavageproductofangiotensinandservesnoprimaryBIOLOGicalpurposeotherthantofunctionasaprecursortoangiotensinII.
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