angiotonin, n. Biochem. and Med. Now rare.
(ændʒɪəʊˈtəʊnɪn)
[f. angio- + tonic a. and n. + -in1.]
= angiotensin n.
| 1940 Page & Helmer in Jrnl. Exper. Med. LXXI. 29 A pressor substance was produced which was heat-stable and which yielded crystalline derivatives. For this substance we suggest the name ‘angiotonin’. 1942 Jrnl. Physiol. CI. 288 The active substance, hypertensin or angiotonin, is precipitated with ammonium sulphate. 1961 Lancet 9 Sept. 602/2 We recently noted that angiotonin (angiotensin) caused a marked diminution of the kidney pulse. |