Assertion: renin | /r/CapableOf | activate the renin–angiotensin system
Facets:
value: by cleaving angiotensinogen
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Renin activates the renin–angiotensin system by cleaving angiotensinogen, produced by the liver, to yield angiotensin I, which is further converted into angiotensin II by ACE, the angiotensin–converting enzyme primarily within the capillaries of the lungs.