Chemicals and Drugs

Brain Natriuretic Peptide

A PEPTIDE that is secreted by the BRAIN and the HEART ATRIA, stored mainly in cardiac ventricular MYOCARDIUM. It can cause NATRIURESIS; DIURESIS; VASODILATION; and inhibits secretion of RENIN and ALDOSTERONE. It improves heart function. It contains 32 AMINO ACIDS.

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Abstract

A PEPTIDE that is secreted by the BRAIN and the HEART ATRIA, stored mainly in cardiac ventricular MYOCARDIUM. It can cause NATRIURESIS; DIURESIS; VASODILATION; and inhibits secretion of RENIN and ALDOSTERONE. It improves heart function. It contains 32 AMINO ACIDS.

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Synonyms

22 entry terms
  • B-Type Natriuretic Peptide
  • BNP Gene Product
  • BNP-32
  • Brain Natriuretic Peptide-32
  • Natriuretic Factor-32
  • Natriuretic Peptide Type-B
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
  • Nesiritide
  • Type-B Natriuretic Peptide
  • BNP 32
  • Brain Natriuretic Peptide 32
  • Natriuretic Factor 32
  • Natriuretic Peptide Type B
  • Natriuretic Peptide, B-Type
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Type-B
  • Natriuretic Peptide-32, Brain
  • Peptide, Brain Natriuretic
  • Peptide-32, Brain Natriuretic
  • Type B Natriuretic Peptide
  • Natrecor
  • Ventricular Natriuretic Peptide, B-type
  • Ventricular Natriuretic Peptide, B type

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30 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, 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, urine.

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History Note

1999, use BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (NM) 1988-1998; use NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN (NM) for NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE TYPE-B 1994-2003; use NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN (NM) for NESIRITIDE 2003; for VENTRICULAR NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, B-TYPE use NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN (NM) 1994-2003.

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Previous Indexing

  • Nerve Tissue Proteins (1988-1998)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D06.472w.699w.584.625
  2. D12.644w.548w.585.625
  3. D12.776w.631w.590

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Brain Natriuretic Peptide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020097. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020097
  2. Brain Natriuretic Peptide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24721416