Do both stomach and JGA secrete rennin?
The stomach secretes Rennin while the JGA secretes renin.
Rennin and Renin are two different enzymes.
Rennin and Renin are two different enzymes.
Rennin | Renin |
Rennin is an enzyme secreted in the stomach by gastric glands. | Renin is a enzyme secreted JGA of kidneys. |
It help in the curdling of milk in small childern. | It is produced by juxtaglomerular cells of kidney when blood pressure falls. It converts angiotensinogen in blood to angiotensin I and further to angiotensin II. Angiotensin II, being a powerful vasoconstrictor, increases the glomerular blood pressure and thereby GFR. |