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Results obtained with the blood bathed organ technique indicate that angiotensin I is converted rapidly to angiotensin II in the pulmonary circulation and not by an enzyme in the blood.
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NG, K., VANE, J. Conversion of Angiotensin I to Angiotensin II. Nature 216, 762–766 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216762a0
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