Brain natriuretic peptide 32
PEPTIDE IN HOMO SAPIENS
Brain natriuretic peptide; Brain Natriuretic Peptid; Brain Natriuretic Peptide; Natriuretic peptide, brain; Brain-type natriuretic peptide; Brain natriuretic factor; Natriuretic peptide precursor B; NPPB; Pro-brain natriuretic peptide; B-type natriuretic peptide; ProBNP; NPPB (gene); PreproBNP; Ventricular natriuretic peptide
Brain natriuretic peptide 32 (BNP), also known as B-type natriuretic peptide, is a hormone secreted by cardiomyocytes in the heart ventricles in response to stretching caused by increased ventricular blood volume. Along with NT-proBNP, BNP is one of two natriuretic peptides.