Plasma renin activity
:Normal range Errect: 1.310-3.950 ng/mL/hr; Supine: 0.150-2.330 ng/mL/hr Comment: Renin, secreted by the juxtaglomerular cells adjacent to renal afferent arterioles, converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I. the latter is, in turn, converted to angiotensin II, a biologically active peptide, which both 1) stimulates adrenocortical secretion of aldosterone, and 2) has direct vasopressor activity. Clinical interest in… Read More »
