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Overview of the renin-angiotensin system.
Reproduced with permission of the American Society of Nephrology, from ‘The renin-angiotensin system as a risk factor and therapeutic target for cardiovascular and renal disease’, Volpe et al, volume 13, supplement 3, 2002; permission conveyed through Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.3
Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; AT1/AT2, angiotensin type 1/2.
