renin
pronunciation
How to pronounce renin in British English:
UK ['ri:nɪn]
How to pronounce renin in American English:
US ['rinɪn]
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- Noun:
- a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys; catalyzes the formation of angiotensin and thus affects blood pressure
Word Origin
- renin (n.)
- enzyme found in kidneys, 1894, from German Renin, from Latin renes "kidneys" + -in (2).
Example
- 1. The kidneys help to control blood pressure via an enzyme called renin , which increases it .
- 2. Renin inhibitor . And we have more new drugs is under investigating .
- 3. In another study of kidney cells in infected mice , the team found high levels of the enzyme renin , which is known to cause high blood pressure . They found the same high rates of the enzyme in human blood vessel cells infected with cmv .
- 4. Influence of compound ginger extract on blood renin , angiotensin and aldosterone levels in motion sickness rats .
- 5. Renin , a proteolytic enzyme formed in the granules of the juxtaglomerular apparatus cells , catalyzes conversion of the protein angiotensinogen to angiotensin I , a decapeptide .