Chemicals and Drugs

Natriuretic Agents

Endogenous or exogenous chemicals that regulate the WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE in the body. They consist of peptides and non-peptide compounds.

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Abstract

Endogenous or exogenous chemicals that regulate the WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE in the body. They consist of peptides and non-peptide compounds.

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19 entry terms
  • Natriuretic Agent
  • Agent, Natriuretic
  • Agents, Natriuretic
  • Chloriuretic Hormone
  • Chloriuretic Hormones
  • Natriuretic Effect
  • Natriuretic Effects
  • Natriuretic Factor
  • Natriuretic Factors
  • Natriuretic Hormone
  • Natriuretic Hormones
  • Effect, Natriuretic
  • Effects, Natriuretic
  • Factor, Natriuretic
  • Factors, Natriuretic
  • Hormone, Chloriuretic
  • Hormone, Natriuretic
  • Hormones, Chloriuretic
  • Hormones, Natriuretic

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Aspects Covered

29 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, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry term NATRIURETIC EFFECT: use only for the natriuretic effect of a chemical substance

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History Note

2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Natriuresis (1973-1986)

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QV 160

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Natriuretic Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045283. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045283
  2. Natriuretic Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50430312