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THE vasoactive peptide resulting from the action of renin on an alpha-globulin was discovered by two groups of investigators with the result that it received two trivial names, angiotonin and hypertensin. Synthesis of the octapeptide has now confirmed the identity of this peptide and justifies dropping the double nomenclature. We propose the simplified name, angiotensin, and its derivatives angiotensinase and angiotensinogen. Angiotensin is a hybrid word but does, we think, have the advantage of being easy to pronounce even with a variety of accents, is euphonious, and is understandable despite the most recalcitrant microphone.
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BRAUN-MENENDEZ, E., PAGE, I. A Suggested Revision of Nomenclature—Angiotensin. Nature 181, 1061 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811061b0
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