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ANP (Atrial Natriuretic Peptide) presence in the heart of a tunicate, Ciona intestinalis.
Aldo GerbinoLipari DElvira Vittoria FarinaLuana Liparisubject
Cell physiologymedicine.medical_specialtyHistologyPathology and Forensic MedicineAtrial natriuretic peptideInternal medicinebiology.animalANP heart tunicates Ciona intestinalismedicineAnimalsCiona intestinalislcsh:QH573-671ANP - Atrial natriuretic peptidebiologylcsh:CytologyMyocardiumMyoepithelial cellVertebrateGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationCiona intestinalisTunicateCionaEndocrinologyembryonic structurescardiovascular systemAtrial Natriuretic Factorhormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonistscirculatory and respiratory physiologydescription
Atrial natriuretic peptide was found in the heart of vertebrates, we studied the ANP presence in the heart of Ciona intestinalis. This is animal is very important because of the its evolutionary position between invertebrates and vertebrates. ANP presence was only revealed in myoepithelial cells of the myocardium. Results suggest the hypothesis that ANP is present not only in the vertebrates but also in the invertebrates and in Ciona heart ANP might play a similar role like in the heart of vertebrates.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2010-06-10 | Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica |