title: Neuroendocrinology of atrial natriuretic polypeptide in the brain.
abstract: It has been demonstrated that atrial natriuretic polypeptide (ANP), or atriopeptin, is synthesized and stored not only in the cardiac atrial myocyte but also in the central nervous system, especially in the hypothalamus. ANP may play an important role in the regulation of fluid and electrolyte balance and blood pressure in the peripheral and central nervous systems. Some of the biological actions of ANP are opposite to those of angiotensin II and arginine vasopressin in the central nervous system. However, the mechanism of action of ANP remains, in a large part, to be defined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroendocrinology, Institute of Tianjin Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical College, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: L Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: X D
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000378:metabolism; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D004326:Drinking / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor