N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide

id: n-terminal-prohormone-of-brain-natriuretic-peptide-281-1834578
title: N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide
text: The N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide is a prohormone with a 76 amino acid N-terminal inactive protein that is cleaved from the molecule to release brain natriuretic peptide 32. Both BNP and NT-proBNP levels in the blood are used for screening, diagnosis of acute congestive heart failure (CHF) and may be useful to establish prognosis in heart failure, as both markers are typically higher in patients with worse outcome. The plasma concentrations of both BNP and NT-proBNP are also
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description: Precursor of a hormone
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date modified: 2024-04-06T10:59:56Z
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