THE PREPARATION AND FUNCTION OF THE HYPERTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME
It has been shown by use of isolated, perfused rat kidneys that hypertensin II is a potent vasoconstrictor substance while hypertensin I is not. Hence it would appear that in intact animals the pressor activity of hypertensin I results from its rapid conversion to hypertensin II. An enzyme which ef...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1956
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2136590/ |