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Angiotensin
Angiotensin
See also: angiotensin
German
Noun
Angiotensin n (genitive Angiotensins, plural Angiotensine)
Declension
Declension of Angiotensin
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| nominative | ein | das | Angiotensin | die | Angiotensine |
| genitive | eines | des | Angiotensins | der | Angiotensine |
| dative | einem | dem | Angiotensin | den | Angiotensinen |
| accusative | ein | das | Angiotensin | die | Angiotensine |
angiotensin
angiotensin
See also: Angiotensin
English
Noun
angiotensin (plural angiotensins)
- (biochemistry) Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.
- 2001: In addition to stimulating the srteries to constrict, angiotensin also acts on the kidneys to suppress urine production, and acts on the brain to stimulate thirst and drinking behaviour. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 43)
Translations
polypeptides that narrow blood vessels
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