vasoconstrictor

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ACE inhibitors work by inhibiting the conversion of angiotensin I to the potent vasoconstrictor, angiotensin II, thereby improving blood flow and blood pressure.

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  1. noun Something, such as a nerve or drug, that causes vasoconstriction.

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  • Slide 50: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors • In addition to lowering angiotensin II, a potent vasoconstrictor, the antihypertensive effects are also mediated by the lowering of postsynaptic norepinephrine release, inhibition of the RAAS at the vasomotor center in the medulla oblongata, and accumulation of bradykinin, a vascular vasodilator. "angiotensin escape." —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • ACE inhibitors work by inhibiting the conversion of angiotensin I to the potent vasoconstrictor, angiotensin II, thereby improving blood flow and blood pressure. —  NutraIngredients RSS
  • Imbalance between the vasodilating agent NO and the vasoconstrictor endothelin-1 (ET-1) contributes to endothelial dysfunction. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Renin activates angiotemsinogen into angiotensin which is then converted into angiotension II in the liver By the angiotensin converting enzyme  Potential vasoconstrictor  Increases cardiac contractility, increases heart rate increases vascular permeability —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • At high concentrations alcohol acts as a vasoconstrictor, increasing blood pressure. —  Brain Blogger
 

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  1. from Latin vas, vessel, + English constrictor.
 

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/væsəkənˈstrɪktər/
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