Sentences with phrase «called angiotensin»

Enalapril belongs to a group of drugs called angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.

Still other research has implicated a hormone called angiotensin II, which also constricts blood vessels.

The kidneys also secrete an enzyme called renin, which stimulates the production of a hormone called angiotensin II.

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Agents called renin - angiotensin - system (RAS) inhibitors can reduce both of these; however, patients» risk of experiencing residual albuminuria remains high.

Prescription blood pressure drugs block an enzyme called ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme), and research has shown that eggplant inhibits ACE activity.

The inflammation occurs when at - risk cells produce receptors called All (known as angiotensin II type I receptors).

It does this by blocking the action of a blood constricting enzyme called ACE (angiotensin - converting enzyme).

Benazapril is another commonly used angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (also called an «ACE inhibitor») and might be used in either dogs or cats.

Hawthorn works by dilating blood vessels, thereby increasing the heart's energy supply and improving its pumping ability and does this by blocking the action of a blood constricting enzyme called ACE (angiotensin - converting enzyme).