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Evidence of Renin Release or Production in Splanchnic Territory

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SEVERAL investigators have suggested extrarenal sources of renin, particularly in the uterus1,2 and the salivary glands3,4. Nasjetti et al.5 could stimulate renin from extra-renal sources in nephrectomized rats, and Capelli et al.6 reported increasing plasma renin activity in anephric humans with prolongation of the post-nephrectomy period.

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    DETLEV GANTEN, KARL HAYDUK, HANS MICHAEL BRECHT, ROGER BOUCHER & JACQUES GENEST

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GANTEN, D., HAYDUK, K., BRECHT, H. et al. Evidence of Renin Release or Production in Splanchnic Territory. Nature 226, 551–552 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226551a0

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