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Angiotensin II affects the kidney in various ways:
1) it stimulates the secretion of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex which causes the tubules of the kidneys to increase reabsorption of sodium(Na) and water into the blood increasing the volume of fluid in the body. This can be very useful in cases of hypovolemia(low blood volume).
2) it acts as a vasoconstrictor, thereby increasing test and blood pressure.
3) it stimulates the secretion of anti-diuretic hormone, also called vasopressin which stimulates the reabsorption of water in the kidneys and also acts as a vasoconstrictor.
4)it increases renal hypertrophy in renal tubule cell leading to an increase in Na intake.
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What is the renin angiotension system do?
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What does renal failure affect?
The kidney
How can alcohol affect your health?
kidney failure
Does smoking affect kidney stones and stint?
is somking or snuffing cause of kidney stones
Do renal angiomyolipomas cause kidney failure or mean that you are already in kidney failure?
It is a very unlikely cause of kidney failure(if it is large and bilateral or affect the only existing kidney) .
Can a kidney infection effect your period?
No. Kidney stones have no affect on your menstrual cycle. Though the severe pain may associated with kidney stones may be mistaken for cramping, kidney stones have no affect on your period.
Do kidney stones affect Foley catheters?
yes
How might drug overdose affect kidney function?
It can affect the kidneys because the drugs can attack the kidney and eventually it will stop working and you die. so say nope to the dope.
How can 1 kidney affct you?
It shouldn't affect you at all - people can function perfectly well with only one kidney.
Would alcohol affect the kidney after hepatatis B vaccine?
No. Neither alcohol nor hep B affect the kidney. Hep B infection and alcohol both affect the liver but the vaccine is not a live vaccine so it does not.
What part of your body does the urinary system affect?
It affects the kidney.
How does leukemia affect the excretory system?
leads to kidney stones
