BNP-32, porcine - Other Categories

BNP-32, porcine is an N-terminal six amino acid extended form of BNP and henceforth is designated BNP-32. BNP and BNP-32 are found to be the major forms of BNP family in porcine brain. BNP-32 is a cardiac neurohormone and is secreted from the myoendocrine cells of the ventricles of the heart in response to volume expansion and pressure overload it has natriuretic, vasodilatory and cardiovascular homeostatic effects and suppresses the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.