Angiotensinogen is a protein produced and secreted by:

Angiotensinogen is a protein produced and secreted by:
  1. juxtaglomerular (JG) cells
  2. macula densa cells
  3. endothelial cells (cells lining the blood vessels)
  4. liver cells

Solution

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

Asked in: NEET 2006

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