BIO 12D Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme, Distal Convoluted Tubule, Proximal Tubule

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Also regulated na+ balance in the body by increasing the reabsorption of na+ in the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron. Involves a series of chemical reactions that converts the inactive protein angiotenginogen to the active angiotensin ii. Angiotensinogen, which is produced in the liver, reacts with rennin produced by juxtaglomerular cells, which are located in the walls of the efferent and afferent arterioles just before and after the glomerular capsule. Rennin, which is released when blood pressure or plasma na+ levels are low, converts the angiotensinogen to angiotensin i, which is then converted to angiotensin ii by angiotensin converting enzyme produced in the lungs. The final product, angiotensin ii, increases the reabsorption of na+ in the proximal convoluted tubule and ascending limb of the loop of henle. Ang ii acts directly on the cells of these nephron regions to increase the activity of the. Na+/h+ exchanger, thereby reabsorbing more na+ and secreting h+

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