title: [Atriopeptides, hormones of the heart].
abstract: Since their discovery in 1981, atrial natriuretic peptides have taken an important place in cardiovascular research and have defined the heart as a hormone-producing endocrine gland.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D004702:Endocrine Glands; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor
vernacular_title: Les atriopeptides, hormones du coeur.