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NEET2006ZoologyExcretory Products and their EliminationActual

Angiotensinogen is a protein produced and secreted by:

Options

  1. Ajuxtaglomerular (JG) cells
  2. Bmacula densa cells
  3. Cendothelial cells (cells lining the blood vessels)
  4. Dliver cells

Correct answer

D. liver cells

Step-by-step solution

Angiotensinogen is produced in the liver and is found continuously circulating in the plasma. Renin then acts to cleave angiotensinogen into angiotensin I .

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