Atrial natriuretic peptide increases norepinephrine uptake in the central nervous system.

FERNADEZ BE; DOMINGUEZ AE; VATTA MS; MENDEZ MA; BIANCIOTTI LG; MARTINEZ-SEEBER A

Archives internationales de physiologie et de biochimie

Association des physiologistes (France)

Año: 1990 vol. 98 p. 127 - 130

0003-9799

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) plays an important role in blood pressure regulation, electrolyte and water balance. ANP has direct hypotensive effects (Borenstein et al., 1983; Cantin & Genest, 1985; Garcia et al., 1985; Marin Grez et al., 1985) decreasing the peripheric vascular resistance through vasodilatation and circulating blood volume through natriuretic and diuretic mechanisms (Cantin & Genest, 1985; De Bold et al., 1981; Nushiro et al., 1987; Trippodo et al., 1983; Winquist, 1985).