RENIN


Meaning of RENIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrē-nən, ˈre- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin renes

Date: 1906

: a proteolytic enzyme of the kidney that plays a major role in the release of angiotensin

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