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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptide Hormones > Natriuretic Peptides

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Natriuretic Peptides  

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  • Natriuretic Peptide
  • Natriuretic Peptide Hormones
  • Peptide Hormones, Natriuretic
  • Peptide, Natriuretic

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Scope note

  • Peptides that regulate the WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE in the body, also known as natriuretic peptide hormones. Several have been sequenced (ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; C-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE).

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  • 2004

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