Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1

Angiotensin AT1 Receptor; Angiotensin AT1a Receptor; Angiotensin AT1b Receptor; Angiotensin II Type 1a Receptor; Angiotensin II Type 1b Receptor; Receptor, Angiotensin II Type 1; Receptor, Angiotensin II Type 1a; Receptor, Angiotensin II Type 1b
An angiotensin receptor subtype that is expressed at high levels in a variety of adult tissues including the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, the KIDNEY, the ENDOCRINE SYSTEM and the NERVOUS SYSTEM. Activation of the type 1 angiotensin receptor causes VASOCONSTRICTION and sodium retention.