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Brain natriuretic peptide in pulmonary arterial hypertension: biomarker and potential therapeutic agent

B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a member of the natriuretic peptide family, a group of widely distributed, but evolutionarily conserved, polypeptide mediators that exert myriad cardiovascular effects. BNP is a potent vasodilator with mitogenic, hypertrophic and pro-inflammatory properties that i...

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Main Authors: Casserly, Brian, Klinger, James R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove Medical Press 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2802126/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20054445
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