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system noun arrangement, artificium, classification, formula, logical process, manner, means, method, modeof management, operation, order, orderliness, orderly combiiation, organization, pattern, plan, policy, practice, procedure, process, program, recipe, regime, regimen, regularity, scheme, settled procedure, state of order, strategy, technique, way
Associated concepts: commercial system, governmental system, judicial system, legal system, retirement system
See also: arrangement, array, avenue, bureaucracy, codification, complex, contrivance, course, development, device, doctrine, form, guide, hierarchy, institute, means, method, mode, modus operandi, opportunity, order, plan, practice, procedure, process, program, rule, scheme, strategy, usage
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The ACE gene performs a key role in the regulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAS).
Angiotensin-converting enzyme genotype affects skeletal muscle ... by Costa, Aldo Matos; Silva, Antonio Jose; Garrido, Nuno Domingos; Louro, Hugo; Marinho, Daniel Almeida / Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
The delicate balance the body maintains to keep blood pressure stable involves not only the prostaglandin system, but another biological pathway, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, or RAAS.
Novel target for maintaining healthy BP identified by Asian News International
Holick, MD, PhD, and colleagues note that insufficient levels of vitamin D activate the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, which can lead to hypertension and thickening of the heart and blood vessel walls.
Vitamin D deficiency: an emerging cardiovascular disease risk factor by Dye, Dayna / Life Extension
 
 
 
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