Atrial Hormones and Other Natriuretic Factors

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Historical Perspectives of Atrial Specific Granules....Pages 1-5
Structure and Expression of the Atrial Natriuretic Factor Gene....Pages 7-17
Mechanisms Controlling Release of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide....Pages 19-31
Atriopeptin Expression in the Ventricle....Pages 33-38
Tissue Distribution of Atrial Natriuretic Factor and Determination of Its Concentration....Pages 39-52
Physiological Actions of Atrial Natriuretic Factor....Pages 53-76
Structure-Activity Relationships of Atrial Natriuretic Peptides....Pages 77-82
Renal Actions of Atrial Natriuretic Peptides....Pages 83-92
Effect of Atrial Peptides on the Adrenal Cortex....Pages 93-109
Atrial Natriuretic Factor in Animal Models for Hypertension....Pages 111-116
Effect of Human Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Normal and Hypertensive Humans....Pages 117-125
Natriuretic and Sodium-Transport Inhibitory Factors Associated With Volume Control and Hypertension....Pages 127-141
Endogenous Sodium-Transport Inhibitors as Physiological Regulators of the Sodium Pump....Pages 143-156
Natriuretic Factors in Arterial Hypertension....Pages 157-171
Back Matter....Pages 173-178