Clinical Aspects of C-Type Natriuretic Peptide on the Cardiovascular System

• Main Authors: Marcelo R Choi (Author), Adriana S Donoso (Author), Nicolás M Kouyoumdzian (Author), Natalia L Rukavina Mikusic (Author), Ana M Puyó (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: International Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - Peertechz Publications, 2015-10-03.
• Subjects: Review Article
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<p>C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is one of the three most important members of the human natriuretic peptide family, sharing with them a highly conserved 17-aminoacid ring structure, essential to elicit its biological actions by binding to its specific receptor NPR-B. CNP acts in a paracrin...