Pharmacologic Substance
saralasin
Definitions related to saralasin:
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An octapeptide analog of angiotensin II (bovine) with amino acids 1 and 8 replaced with sarcosine and alanine, respectively. It is a highly specific competitive inhibitor of angiotensin II that is used in the diagnosis of HYPERTENSION.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Angiotensin II derivative and antagonist used as an antihypertensive and diagnostic aid.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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