Natriuretic peptides: Diagnostic and therapeutic use

Natriuretic peptides: Diagnostic and therapeutic use

Natriuretic peptides (NPs) are hormones which are mainly secreted from heart and have important natriuretic and kaliuretic properties. There are four different groups NPs identified till date [atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) and de...

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Main Authors: Kaushik Pandit, Pradip Mukhopadhyay, Sujoy Ghosh, Subhankar Chowdhury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Atrial natriuretic peptide
B-type natriuretic peptide
heart failure
natriuretic peptides
NT-proBNP
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2011;volume=15;issue=8;spage=345;epage=353;aulast=Pandit

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