English Dictionary

angiotensin

IPA（発音記号）

/ænd͡ʒɪəʊˈtɛnsɪn/

名詞

(biochemistry) Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.

日本語の意味

（生化学）血管を収縮させ、動脈圧を調整する作用を持つ複数のポリペプチドの一種

Researchers measured the levels of angiotensin in the patients' blood to understand their hypertension.

研究者たちは高血圧の原因を調べるために、患者の血液中の血管収縮性ポリペプチドの濃度を測定した。

意味（1）

(biochemistry) Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.

2001: In addition to stimulating the srteries to constrict, angiotensin also acts on the kidneys to suppress urine production, and acts on the brain to stimulate thirst and drinking behaviour. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 43)

angiotensins （ plural ）