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Atrial Natriuretic Factor
ANF | ANP | Atrial Natriuretic Peptides | Atriopeptins | Auriculin | Natriuretic Peptides, Atrial | Auriculin B | Rat Atrial Natriuretic Peptide | alpha-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide | beta-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide | gamma-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
A potent natriuretic and vasodilatory peptide or mixture of different-sized low molecular weight peptides derived from a common precursor and secreted by the heart atria. All these peptides share a sequence of about 20 amino acids. |
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