Gene expression of ANP, BNP and ET-1 in the heart of rats during pulmonary embolism.

AIMS: Atrial natriuretic petide (ANP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) may reflect the severity of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE). The exact nature and source of BNP, ANP and ET-1 expression and secretion following PE has not prev...

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Main Authors: Henrik Gutte, Jytte Oxbøl, Ulrik Sloth Kristoffersen, Jann Mortensen, Andreas Kjaer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2885423?pdf=render