Mesh term Atrial Natriuretic Factor
Browse to parent terms:Natriuretic Peptides
Description
A potent natriuretic and vasodilatory peptide or mixture of different-sized low molecular weight PEPTIDES derived from a common precursor and secreted mainly by the HEART ATRIUM. All these peptides share a sequence of about 20 AMINO ACIDS.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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