Atrial natriuretic peptide during the menstrual cycle.
Plasma atrial natriuretic peptide levels were found to decrease from 82.5 pg/ml in the follicular phase to 55.8 pg/ml in the luteal phase in 10 normal menstruating women. The reduced level of plasma atrial natriuretic peptide could be a compensatory response to the natriuretic effect of the increased plasma progesterone in the luteal phase.
Jensen
L K
LK
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Svendborg Hospital, Denmark.
Svanegaard
J
J
Husby
H
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D000328:Adult; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005498:Follicular Phase / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008183:Luteal Phase / Q000502:physiology; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values
D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor