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Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP) promotes water and Na loss in the kidney, helping to restore homeostasis in situations of fluid overload.
- functions
- regulation of expression
- consequences of overexpression
- consequences of underexpression
- signalling pathways
- structure
Function
Regulation of Expression
- cells that express:
- tissue distribution:
- temporal expression:
Consequences of Overexpression
Consequences of Underexpression
Signalling Pathways
Structure
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