Item Type: | Book Section |
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Title: | Angiotensin |
Creators Name: | Baltatu, O. and Bader, M. |
Abstract: | Angiotensin II is the active peptide product of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). The RAS is a complex effector system that may exert its biological functions in an endocrine, paracrine, or autocrine manner. It is considered to be one of the main regulators of cardiovascular and fluid-electrolyte homeostasis. |
Source: | Encyclopedia of Stress |
Title of Book: | Encyclopedia of Stress |
ISBN: | 978-0-12-373947-6 |
Page Range: | 182-186 |
Date: | 2007 |
Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012373947-6.00034-9 |
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