ATRIAL NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE


Meaning of ATRIAL NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1984

: a peptide hormone secreted by the cardiac atria that in pharmacological doses promotes salt and water excretion and lowers blood pressure ― called also atrial natriuretic factor

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