Excretory Products and their EliminationHard
Question
Angiotensinogen is a protein produced and secreted by
Options
A.macula densa cells
B.endothelial cells (cells lining the blood vessels)
C.liver cells
D.jxtaglomerular (JG) cells
Solution
Angiotensinogen is a protein produced and secreted by the liver cells. Renin is secreted from jxtaglomerular cells and acts enzymatically on angiotensinogen on release 10 amino acid peptide angiotensin-I.
Macula densa is actually a plaque im wall at the end of thick assending limb of nephrons.
Macula densa is actually a plaque im wall at the end of thick assending limb of nephrons.
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