- Natriuretic peptide
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Natriuretic peptide refers to a peptide which induces natriuresis (the discharge of sodium through urine).
Types include:
- Atrial natriuretic peptide: atria
- Brain natriuretic peptide: ventricles in humans, brains in pigs
- C-type natriuretic peptide
- Dendroaspis natriuretic peptide
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Endocrine system: hormones (Peptide hormones · Steroid hormones) Endocrine
glandsTestis: testosterone · AMH · inhibin
Ovary: estradiol · progesterone · activin and inhibin · relaxin (pregnancy)
Placenta: hCG · HPL · estrogen · progesteroneIslet-Acinar
AxisNon-end.
glandsThymus: Thymosin (Thymosin α1, Thymosin beta) · Thymopoietin · Thymulin
Digestive system: Stomach: gastrin · ghrelin · Duodenum: CCK · GIP · secretin · motilin · VIP · Ileum: enteroglucagon · peptide YY · Liver/other: Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1, IGF-2)
Adipose tissue: leptin · adiponectin · resistin
Kidney: JGA (renin) · peritubular cells (EPO) · calcitriol · prostaglandin
Heart: Natriuretic peptide (ANP, BNP)Categories:- Urinary system
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