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*decreased chloride delivery to the macula densa is detected by chemoreceptors - a drop in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) detected as a drop in chloride presented at the macula densa leads to increased reabsorption in the proximal convoluted tubule.
 
*decreased chloride delivery to the macula densa is detected by chemoreceptors - a drop in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) detected as a drop in chloride presented at the macula densa leads to increased reabsorption in the proximal convoluted tubule.
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Renin then leads to the [[Renin_Angiotensin_Aldosterone_System#The_System|cleavage]] of circulating Angiotensinogen (produced by the liver) to angiotensin I, and then [[Angiotensin Converting Enzyme(ACE) - Renal Anatomy & Physiology|angiontensin converting enzyme (ACE)]] catalyses the production of angiotensin II from angiotensin I - this occurs mainly in the lungs. ACE is bound to endothelial cells throughout the vascular system. Angiotensin II acts as a stimulus to [[Aldosterone|aldosterone]] release from the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex, which in turn leads to sodium and water retention in the cortical collecting duct of the renal tubule.
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Renin then leads to the [[Renin_Angiotensin_Aldosterone_System#The_System|cleavage]] of circulating Angiotensinogen (produced by the liver) to angiotensin I, and then [[Angiotensin Converting Enzyme(ACE) - Renal Anatomy & Physiology|angiontensin converting enzyme (ACE)]] catalyses the production of angiotensin II from angiotensin I - this occurs mainly in the lungs. ACE is bound to endothelial cells throughout the vascular system. Angiotensin II acts as a stimulus to [[Aldosterone|aldosterone]] release from the zona glomerulosa of the [[Adrenal Glands - Anatomy & Physiology|adrenal cortex]], which in turn leads to sodium and water retention in the cortical collecting duct of the renal tubule.
    
'''NOTE''' This system is responsible for the long-term maintenance of blood pressure, but is also activated very rapidly in the presence of hypotension.
 
'''NOTE''' This system is responsible for the long-term maintenance of blood pressure, but is also activated very rapidly in the presence of hypotension.
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