angiotensinogen
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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an·gi·o·ten·sin·o·gen
(ăn'jē-ō-tĕn-sĭn'ə-jən)
n.
n.
A serum globulin formed by the liver that is cleaved by renin to form angiotensin I. Also called angiotensin precursor.
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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angiotensinogen
A serum α2-globulin secreted in the liver which, on hydrolysis by renin, gives rise to angiotensin.
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