Natriuretic peptides in cardiovascular diseases

Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-181

  Piechota, Mariusz ^a   Banach, Maciej ^a   Jacoń, Anna ^a   Rysz, Jacek ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Atrial natriuretic peptide; Brain natriuretic peptide; C type natriuretic peptide; Dendroaspis natriuretic peptide; Endothelin 1; Urodilatin

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DENDROASPIS NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENDOTHELIN 1; NATRIURETIC FACTOR; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE TYPE C; NESIRITIDE; POLYPEPTIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URODILATIN; VALSARTAN; ENDOTHELIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

DENDROASPIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDOTHELINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES;

EID: 51549107210     PISSN: 14258153     EISSN: 16891392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11658-007-0046-6     Document Type: Review

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