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Renal Hormone Activity Alteration
Any physiologic process that results in modulated activity of any of the renal hormones, including renin, erythropoietin, thrombopoietin and calcitriol. These processes are involved in regulation of blood pressure, production of red blood cells and platelets, and calcium homeostasis. (NCI Thesaurus)
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