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Angiotensinogen is a protein produced and secreted by:
BiologyExcretory Products and their EliminationNEETNEET 2006
Options:
  • A juxtaglomerular (JG) cells
  • B macula densa cells
  • C endothelial cells (cells lining the blood vessels)
  • D liver cells
Solution:
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The correct answer is: liver cells
Angiotensinogen is produced in the liver and is found continuously circulating in the plasma. Renin then acts to cleave angiotensinogen into angiotensin $\mathrm{I}$.

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