Proteolytic enzyme Renin is present in?
Correct Answer: Kidney
Description: ANSWER: (B) KidneyREF: Guyton 11th ed page 223, Gray's anatomy 39th ed page 1192Indirect repeat Physiology 2003Renin is a protein enzyme released by the kidneys when the arterial pressure falls too low. Renin itself is an enzyme, not a vasoactive substance. Renin acts enzymatically on another plasma protein, a globulin called renin substrate (or angiotensinogen), to release a 10-amino acid peptide, angiotensin I. Hence it is a proteolytic enzyme,
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