KROK 1 2020 – Question 103 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
The renal artery of a test rabbit was surgically narrowed. One month later a significant increase in systemic arterial pressure was registered in the animal. What regulatory mechanism caused the change in the animal’s blood pressure?
- A. Serotonin
- B. Noradrenaline
- C. Angiotensin II
- D. Adrenaline
- E. Vasopressin
Hint
Consider what the kidney does when its perfusion falls, and which mediator at the end of that chain raises vascular tone over weeks.
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