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atrial natriuretic factor prohormone (1-98)

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More on Atrial Natriuretic Factor Definition: A potent natriuretic and vasodilatory peptide or mixture of different-sized low molecular weight PEPTIDES derived from a common precursor and secreted mainly by the HEART ATRIUM. All these peptides share a sequence of about 20 AMINO ACIDS.      Other names Natriuretic Peptides, Atrial; Auriculin; Atriopeptins; Atrial Natriuretic Peptides; ANP; ANF; gamma Atrial Natriuretic Peptide; beta Atrial Natriuretic Peptide; beta ANP; alpha Atrial Natriuretic Peptide; alpha ANP Dimer; Prepro Cardiodilatin Atrial Natriuretic Factor; Prepro CDD ANF; Prepro ANP; Pro ANF; Peptides, Atrial Natriuretic; gamma-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide; gamma ANP (99-126); beta-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide; beta-ANP
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
atrial natriuretic factor prohormone (1-98) [ ANF (1-98),ANF (Asn1-Arg98),ANP (1-98),atrial natriuretic factor (1-98),atrial natriuretic factor precursor (1-98),atriopeptin (1-98),pro-ANF (1-98),pro-ANF(1-98) ]
  the 98-amino acid fragment at the N-terminal of the ANP prohormone, ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR (1-126); its circulating level is related to heart diseases. 		114101-49-4   *Atrial Natriuretic Factor Peptide Fragments
Pharma Action Diuretics 		Peptides 1988;9(1):47

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