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Effect of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) on water homeostasis of the neonate
T Kojima1, Y Hirata, Y Kobayashi
1Department of Pediatrics, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
Early Human Development
|June 1, 1992
Abstract:
Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) has been well known as a potent natriuretic peptide. The purpose of this study was to clarify the physiological role of ANF in neonates. We designed two types of study to investigate the role of ANF in neonates. (i) The role of ANF in neonatal fluid homeostasis; (ii) ANF and spontaneous diuresis. As a result, ANF may be released to control the extracellular volume and may have a role in the complex mechanisms that regulate the water homeostasis in neonates.