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[Angiotensin-I converting enzyme].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 May 1995
Nakai K, Syoh T, Hiramori K
Abstract excerpt
Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) converts the largely inactive decapeptide angiotensin I to the active octapeptide angiotensin II. ACE is a key component of the renin-angiotensin system that has long been suspected to play a role in the pathogenesis of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The ACE gene spans 21 kilobases and consists of 26 exons, and two different mRNAs and endothelial and testicular ACE...
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