angiotensin

Etymology
. Compare also the morphologic parallels of vasopressin.

Noun

 * 1)  Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.
 * 2) * 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)

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