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angiotensin II

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Noun1.angiotensin II - a potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I
angiotensin, angiotonin, Hypertensin - any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels


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It utilizes two complementary mechanisms of action, calcium channel blockade and angiotensin II receptor blockade.
Normally, ACE converts the compound angiotensin I into angiotensin II, which induces the blood vessels to constrict and blood pressure to rise.
1]R is one of the four G protein-coupled receptors that mediates intracellular signaling induced by angiotensin II (Touyz and Berry 2002).
 
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