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The function of renin is...

The function of renin is

A

stimulation of corpus luteum

B

vasodilation

C

to reduce blood pressure

D

conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin-l

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D
The function of renin is to convert angiotensinogen to angiotensin I and further to angiotensin II in response to fall in glomerular blood flow/glomerular blood pressure?GFR. Angiotensin II, being a powerful vasoconstrictor, increases the glomerular blood pressure and thereby GFR. it also wactivates adrenal cortex to release aldosterone. Aldosterone causes reabsorption of `Na^(+)` and water from distal parts of the tubule. This also leads to an increase in blood pressure and GFR.
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