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Physiology and clinical significance of natriuretic hormones

The natriuretic system consists of the atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and four other similar peptides including the wrongly named brain natriuretic peptide (BNP). Chemically they are small peptide hormones predominantly secreted by the cardiac myocytes in response to stretching forces. The peptide...

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Autores principales: Chopra, Sandeep, Cherian, Davis, Verghese, Prashant Paul, Jacob, Jubbin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3659912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23776857
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.107869

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