A PEPTIDE that is secreted by the BRAIN and the HEART ATRIA, stored mainly in cardiac ventricular MYOCARDIUM. It can cause NATRIURESIS; DIURESIS; VASODILATION; and inhibits secretion of RENIN and ALDOSTERONE. It improves heart function. It contains 32 AMINO ACIDS.

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IAO 0000119

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/?term=Natriuretic+Peptide%2C+Brain

IAO 0000412

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/omit.owl

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