The kidney specifically degrades ANP but not BNP, providing a mechanism for preferential regulation of kidney function by BNP independent of peripheral ANP concentration.
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May underlie BNP renal selectivity in mice; hypothesis-generating for human cardiorenal peptide regulation.
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