"Natriuretic Peptides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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).
| Descriptor ID |
D045265
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.584 D12.644.548.585
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| Concept/Terms |
Natriuretic Peptides- Natriuretic Peptides
- Peptides, Natriuretic
- Natriuretic Peptide Hormones
- Peptide Hormones, Natriuretic
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