Chemicals and Drugs

Atrial Natriuretic Factor

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.

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Abstract

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.

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57 entry terms
  • ANF
  • ANP
  • Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
  • Atrial Natriuretic Peptides
  • Atriopeptins
  • Auriculin
  • Natriuretic Peptides, Atrial
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Atrial
  • Peptide, Atrial Natriuretic
  • Peptides, Atrial Natriuretic
  • ANF (1-126)
  • ANF (1-28)
  • ANF (99-126)
  • ANF Precursors
  • ANP (1-126)
  • ANP (1-28)
  • ANP Prohormone (99-126)
  • ANP-(99-126)
  • Atrial Natriuretic Factor (1-126)
  • Atrial Natriuretic Factor (1-28)
  • Atrial Natriuretic Factor (99-126)
  • Atrial Natriuretic Factor Precursors
  • Atrial Natriuretic Factor Prohormone
  • Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (1-126)
  • Atrial Pronatriodilatin
  • Atriopeptigen
  • Atriopeptin (1-28)
  • Atriopeptin (99-126)
  • Atriopeptin 126
  • Atriopeptin Prohormone (1-126)
  • Cardiodilatin (99-126)
  • Cardiodilatin Precursor
  • Cardionatrin I
  • Cardionatrin IV
  • Prepro-ANP
  • Prepro-CDD-ANF
  • Prepro-Cardiodilatin-Atrial Natriuretic Factor
  • Pro-ANF
  • ProANF
  • Proatrial Natriuretic Factor
  • Pronatriodilatin
  • alpha ANP
  • alpha-ANP Dimer
  • alpha-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
  • beta-ANP
  • beta-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
  • gamma ANP (99-126)
  • gamma-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
  • Prepro ANP
  • Prepro CDD ANF
  • Prepro Cardiodilatin Atrial Natriuretic Factor
  • Pro ANF
  • alpha ANP Dimer
  • alpha Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
  • beta ANP
  • beta Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
  • gamma Atrial Natriuretic Peptide

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

1992, use NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES, ATRIAL 1986-1991; use ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR (NM) for ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR (99-126) 1987-2003; use ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR (NM) for ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR (1-28) 1992-2003; use ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR (NM) for CARDIONATRIN IV 1986-2003; use ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR (NM) for ATRIOPEPTIGEN 1985-2003; use ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR (NM) for ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR PRECURSORS 1985-2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Muscle Proteins (1966-1985)

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  1. D06.472w.699w.584.500
  2. D12.644w.548w.585.500

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QU 68

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Atrial Natriuretic Factor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009320. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009320
  2. Atrial Natriuretic Factor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q302495