Which of the following is not a renal vasoconstrictor?
Correct Answer: Acetylcholine
Description: Norepinephrine (noradrenaline) constricts the renal vessels, with the greatest effect of injected norepinephrine being exeed on the interlobular aeries and the afferent aerioles. Dopamine is made in the kidney and causes renal vasodilation and natriuresis. Angiotensin II exes a constrictor effect on both the afferent and efferent aerioles. Prostaglandins increase blood flow in the renal coex and decrease blood flow in the renal medulla. Acetylcholine also produces renal vasodilation. A high-protein diet raises glomerular capillary pressure and increases renal blood flow. Ref: Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology 23rd edition, Chapter 38.
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