Plasma concentration of atrial natriuretic factor in idiopathic oedema

Authors :: T. Nishikawa
A. Kumagai
Teruhiro Nakada
Jun Shimazaki
Hidekatsu Furuta
Takashi Katayama
Hidenori Sumiya
Fuse H
Shigeo Isaka
Source :: International Urology and Nephrology. 22:71-76
Publication Year :: 1990
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 1990.
Abstract: Low level of plasma atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) under altered dietary sodium and its elevation during bigeminy were found in a 40-year-old woman with idiopathic oedema. The natriuretic effect of this peptide and the role of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in oedema formation in this disorder are discussed.