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	The release of renin into the blood stream ultimately raises blood pressure. The kidneys restore and maintain blood pressure homeostasis by regulating blood volume through the action of renin. Although blood volume varies with age, body size, and sex, renal mechanisms usually maintain it to 5 liters.		The release of renin into the blood stream ultimately raises blood pressure. The kidneys restore and maintain blood pressure homeostasis by regulating blood volume through the action of renin. Although blood volume varies with age, body size, and sex, renal mechanisms usually maintain it to 5 liters.

			Renin has been identified in many eukaryotic organisms including; humans, mice, marmosets, monkeys, chimpanzees, macaques, dogs, rats, frogs, and zebrafish. The function of renin in all organisms is similar, but the sequence and peptide length vary slightly.

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