Morphology, physiology, and molecular biology of renin secretion

E Hackenthal, M Paul, D Ganten… - Physiological …, 1990 - journals.physiology.org
E Hackenthal, M Paul, D Ganten, R Taugner
Physiological reviews, 1990journals.physiology.org
I. INTRODUCTION stasis (1? 5, 269, 543, 567, 742). The proper control of renin synthesis
and secretion, one of the key compo-The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is one of the nents
of the RAS, is therefore essential for electrolyte major factors of blood pressure and volume
regulation. and volume regulation. Overproduction and underproduction of renin results in
Renin-synthesizing cells are present not only in the severe disturbances of body fluid and
circulatory homeo-kidney, where they were first discovered, but also in
I. INTRODUCTION stasis (1? 5, 269, 543, 567, 742). The proper control of renin synthesis and secretion, one of the key compo-The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is one of the nents of the RAS, is therefore essential for electrolyte major factors of blood pressure and volume regulation. and volume regulation. Overproduction and underproduction of renin results in Renin-synthesizing cells are present not only in the severe disturbances of body fluid and circulatory homeo-kidney, where they were first discovered, but also in
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