angiotensin

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ænd͡ʒɪəʊˈtɛnsɪn/    美 /ˌænd͡ʒɪoʊˈtɛnsɪn/|[ˌɛənd͡ʒɪoʊˈtɛnsɪn]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.
    — 2001: In addition to stimulating the srteries to constrict, angiotensin also acts on the kidneys to suppress urine production, and acts on the brain to stimulate thirst and drinking behaviour. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 43)

词形变化

angiotensins plural

词源

From angio- + (hyper)tens(ion) + -in. Compare also the morphologic parallels of vasopressin.
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