Definition of Angiotensin I

1. Noun. A physiologically inactive form of angiotensin that is the precursor to angiotensin II.

Generic synonyms: Angiotensin, Angiotonin, Hypertensin

Medical Definition of Angiotensin I

1. The decapeptide precursor of angiotensin II, generated by the action of renin on angiotensinogen. It has limited pharmacologic activity. Chemical name: Angiotensin I (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Angiotensin I

angiostasis
angiostatic
angiostatin
angiostenosis
angiostomous
angiostrongylosis
angiostrongylus
angiostrongylus cantonensis
angiotelectasia
angiotelectasis
angiotensin
angiotensin-converting enzyme
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
angiotensin-converting enzyme secretase
angiotensin-related carboxypeptidase
angiotensin I (current term)
angiotensin II
angiotensin III
angiotensin I (Phe 8-His 9) hydrolase
angiotensin amide
angiotensin converting enzyme
angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
angiotensin converting enzymes
angiotensin precursor
angiotensinase
angiotensinogen
angiotensinogenase
angiotensinogenases
angiotensinogens
angiotensins

Literary usage of Angiotensin I

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Superior mesenteric artery flow (SMAF) responses to angiotensin I and bradykinin ... angiotensin I responses were significantly reduced by the CEI, however, ..."

2. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Pt. 800-1299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"An angiotensin I and nenin test system is a device intended to measure the level of angiotensin I generated by nenin in plasma. angiotensin I measurements ..."

3. Standard Reference Materials: Handbook for SRM Users by John K. Taylor (1997)
"Margolis, SA and Konash, PJ, Non-Peptide Impurities in angiotensin I and Other Commercial Peptides, J. High Res. Chromatogr. and Chromatogr. ..."

4. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Venkatesan N, Ramesh CV, Jayakumar R, Chandrakasan G. angiotensin I converting enzyme activity in adriamycin induced nephrosis in rats. ..."

5. Critical Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life by Norman B. Anderson, Rodolfo A. Bulatao, Barney Cohen (2004)
"Angiotensinogen (AGT), the protein substrate produced by the liver, circulates in excess in the plasma and is cleaved by renin to make angiotensin-I (Ang-I) ..."

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