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Molecular aspects of atrial natriuretic peptides
Author(s) -
Imamura Toshiko,
Miura Yoshiaki
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.950050206
Subject(s) - atrial natriuretic peptide , npr2 , npr1 , medicine , scope (computer science) , natriuretic peptide , cardiology , heart failure , computer science , programming language
Peptides possessing both natriuretic and smooth muscle relaxant activities have been isolated from heart atria and their structures have been determined. The peptides designated ANP (atrial natriuretic peptide) regulate salt and water balance and blood pressure. The scope of this article is to provide a summary of recent research developments directed towards understanding the molecular nature of atrial natriuretic peptides.