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Braz. j. med. biol. res
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22(6): 765-8, June 1989. ilus
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-75234
ABSTRACT
The present study was performed to evaluate the effect of 3 rdV injection on water intake of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), which is structurally different from the atrial natriuretic peptide. VNP was recently isolated from porcine brain and appears to have a different precursor than the family of atrial natriuretic peptides. Central administration of BNP 3rdV decreased water intake. At a dose of 2.0 mmol/rat, BNP partially inhibited dehyfration-induced water intake and completely blocked the stimulatory effect of 478 pmol/rat angiotension II in rats