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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Natriuretic factor, brain

Previous indexing

Nerve Tissue Proteins (1988-1998)

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.

Public note

1999; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE was indexed under NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS 1988-1998; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE TYPE-B was indexed under ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR 1994-2003; NESIRITIDE was indexed under NATRIURETIC HORMONE 2003; VENTRICULAR NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, B-TYPE was indexed under ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR 1994-2003.