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  1. Angiotensin: What It Is, Causes & Function - Cleveland Clinic

    Angiotensin is a hormone that helps regulate blood pressure by constricting (narrowing) blood vessels and triggering water and salt (sodium) intake.

  2. Angiotensin - Wikipedia

    Angiotensin is a peptide hormone that causes vasoconstriction and an increase in blood pressure. It is part of the renin–angiotensin system, which regulates blood pressure. Angiotensin also …

  3. Angiotensin II receptor blockers - Mayo Clinic

    Mar 28, 2025 · ARBs stop the action of angiotensin 2. So the veins and arteries in the body relax. This lowers blood pressure. Several ARBs are available. Which one is best for you depends …

  4. Angiotensin | blood pressure, hypertension, vasoconstriction

    angiotensin, a peptide, one form of which, angiotensin II, causes constriction of blood vessels. There are three forms of angiotensin. Angiotensin I is produced by the action of renin (an …

  5. Angiotensin II - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    May 26, 2023 · Angiotensin is a peptide endocrine hormone and an important part of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, an inter-related endocrine system important in volume and …

  6. Angiotensin | definition of angiotensin by Medical dictionary

    The vasoconstrictor polypeptide hormone, angiotensin II, which is released by the action of the enzyme renin. Its precursor, angiotensin I, is inactive until acted on by the angiotensin …

  7. Angiotensin - healthencyclopedia.org

    Angiotensin is a peptide hormone that functions as a vital regulator of blood pressure, fluid balance, and sodium retention in the body. It was first discovered in the 1930s and has since …

  8. Angiotensin- (1–7) | Hypertension - AHA/ASA Journals

    Mar 24, 2014 · Angiotensin- (1-7) reduces the perfusion pressure response to angiotensin II and methoxamine via an endothelial nitric oxide-mediated pathway in cirrhotic rat liver.

  9. Angiotensin - Hormones

    Angiotensin is a protein hormone that causes blood vessels to become narrower. It helps to maintain blood pressure and fluid balance in the body.

  10. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors - Mayo Clinic

    Mar 27, 2025 · Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, also called ACE inhibitors, are medicines that lower blood pressure. ACE inhibitors prevent an enzyme in the body from …