Atrial natriuretic peptide
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000551
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000551 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | atrial natriuretic factor |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Natriuretic peptides |
| Translations | Spanish: péptido natriurético auricular |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Atrial natriuretic peptide",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
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"translations": {
"es": "péptido natriurético auricular"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/atrial-natriuretic-peptide/"
}
Record 545 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.