Determination of B-type natriuretic peptides: Clinical and analytical quality
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), a neurohormone synthesized in the cardiac ventricles, is released as preproBNP and then enzymatically cleaved to the N-terminal-proBNP (NT-proBNP) and BNP upon ventricular myocite stretch. This hormone has a role in the body's defense against hypertension and p...
| Published in: | Journal of Medical Biochemistry |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia, Belgrade
2007-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1452-8258/2007/0354-34470701001K.pdf |