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Brain natriuretic peptide in pulmonary arterial hypertension: biomarker and potential therapeutic agent
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a member of the natriuretic peptide family, a group of widely distributed, but evolutionarily conserved, polypeptide mediators that exert myriad cardiovascular effects. BNP is a potent vasodilator with mitogenic, hypertrophic and pro-inflammatory properties that i...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2802126/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20054445 |