Mei had high blood pressure, so her physician gave her a prescription for a certain drug that lowered her blood pressure by allowing more sodium ions to be excreted in the urine. This drug interfered with the making of ________

A) atrial natriuretic hormone B) angiotensin II
C) growth hormone D) erythropoietin


Answer: B

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