Atriopeptin: a cardiac hormone intimately involved in fluid, electrolyte, and blood-pressure homeostasis

N Engl J Med. 1986 Mar 27;314(13):828-34. doi: 10.1056/NEJM198603273141306.
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Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Atrial Natriuretic Factor / metabolism
  • Atrial Natriuretic Factor / pharmacology
  • Atrial Natriuretic Factor / physiology*
  • Atrial Natriuretic Factor / therapeutic use
  • Blood Pressure*
  • Diuresis / drug effects
  • Dogs
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate
  • Heart Atria / metabolism
  • Heart Diseases / drug therapy
  • Homeostasis*
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamus / physiology
  • Kidney / physiology
  • Muscle Proteins / analysis
  • Natriuresis / drug effects
  • Protein Precursors / analysis
  • Rats
  • Water-Electrolyte Balance*

Substances

  • Muscle Proteins
  • Protein Precursors
  • Atrial Natriuretic Factor