"Atrial Natriuretic Factor/biosynthesis/immunology/*metabolism"

Secretion of atrial natriuretic factor-(1-98) by primary cardiac myocytes.

Previous studies have demonstrated that primary cultures of cardiac myocytes maintained in a complete serum-free medium contain a precursor to atrial natriuretic factor (ANF-(1-126]. The cultured cells secrete this precursor unless maintained in the …