Concentrations of Human Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in the Cord Blood and the Plasma of the Newborn |
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| Authors: | Y. ITO T. MATSUMOTO K. OHBU Y. KIMURA M. HAYASHI H. MATSUO H. KATO F. YAMASHITA |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics, Kurume University, School of Medicine, Kurume;Department of Pediatrics, Kurume National Hospital, Kurume;Department of Pediatrics, Ohmuta Municipal Hospital, Ohmuta, Japan |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT. Concentrations of human atrial natriuretic peptide (hANP) in the cord blood and the plasma were measured in 25 newborns. The level of hANP in 0 to 1 post-natal days (212.8±118.1 pg/ml; mean±SD) was significantly higher than that in cord blood (69.7±53.2 pg/ml) ( p < 0.005). There were no significant differences in the levels of hANP at the ages of 0 to 1, 4 and 6 post-natal days. The level of hANP did not show any significant correlation with urinary excretion of Na, urinary Na/Cr or Na/K ratios. Further evaluations should be made in order to clarify the role of hANP during the early post-natal period. |
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| Keywords: | atrial natriuretic peptide newborn cord blood |
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