ACE2 is short for Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2, because it "converts" the peptide angiotensin II into angiotensin. Angiotensin II tells your body's blood vessels to get smaller which raises blood pressure, but angiotensin tells them to get larger and lowers blood pressure. In this way, ACE2's job is to lower blood pressure. ACE2 lives in the …
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