Renin Enzyme
A Renin Enzyme is an enzyme secreted by kidneys.
- Context:
- It can participate in the body's Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS).
- It can regulate Mean Arterial Blood Pressure.
- Example(s):
- Human Renin.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Rennin, Renin–Angiotensin System, Blood Plasma, Lymph, Interstitial Fluid, Vasoconstriction.
References
2018
- (Wikipedia, 2018) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renin Retrieved:2018-3-20.
- 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 mediates the volume of extracellular fluid (blood plasma, lymph and interstitial fluid), and arterial vasoconstriction. Thus, it regulates the body's mean arterial blood pressure.
Renin can be referred to as a hormone even though it has no peripheral receptors and rather has an enzymatic activity with which it hydrolyzes angiotensinogen to angiotensin I.
- 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 mediates the volume of extracellular fluid (blood plasma, lymph and interstitial fluid), and arterial vasoconstriction. Thus, it regulates the body's mean arterial blood pressure.