Included titles and symbols : Iga nephropathy, progression to renal failure in, susceptibility to; Angiotensin I; Angiotensin II;
Description : Angiotensin is formed from a precursor, angiotensinogen, which is produced by the
liver and found in the alpha-globulin fraction of plasma. The lowering of blood pressure
is a stimulus to secretion of renin (179820) by the kidney into the blood. Renin cleaves
from angiotensinogen a terminal decapeptide, angiotensin I. This is further altered
by the enzymatic removal of a dipeptide to form angiotensin II.;