[Angiotensin-I converting enzyme].

Article

[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...

Topics

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Cardiovascular Diseases
Clinical Trials as Topic
Humans
Mutation
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A

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