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Atrial natriuretic peptide mediates the heart's role in regulating salt and water balance in response to changes in blood sodium levels and pressure.
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Reinforces cardiac volume regulation; extends physiological synthesis but leaves therapeutic targeting open.
Like the kidney, the heart plays an important role in regulating salt and water balance This function is mediated mainly by a cardiac hormone, atrial natriuretic peptide or factor (ANP or ANF). When blood sodium levels and pres-
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Zhou et al. (2008) studied this question. Atrial natriuretic peptide mediates the heart's role in regulating salt and water balance in response to changes in blood sodium levels and pressure.
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