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Expression of calcitonin receptor-like receptor in human vascular tumours by Hagner, S, Stahl, U, Grimm, T, Stürzl, M, Lang, R E

“…Background: Vascular tumours such as Kaposi’s sarcoma and capillary haemangioma are characterised by abnormal vascularisation and proliferation of endothelial…”
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Atrial natriuretic factor-a circulating hormone stimulated by volume loading by Lang, R. E, Thölken, H, Ganten, D, Luft, F. C, Ruskoaho, H, Unger, Th

“…The cardiocytes of mammalian cardiac atria contain granules very similar to those in endocrine cells. The number of these atrial granules is related directly…”
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High levels of circulating adrenomedullin in severe illness: correlation with C-reactive protein and evidence against the adrenal medulla as site of origin by Ehlenz, K, Koch, B, Preuss, P, Simon, B, Koop, I, Lang, R E

“…Adrenomedullin (AM) is a novel vasorelaxing peptide which was originally isolated from the extracts of human pheochromocytoma. It is produced by a number of…”
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Blood levels and renal effects of atrial natriuretic peptide in normal man by WEIDMANN, P, HASLER, L, GNÄDINGER, M. P, LANG, R. E, UEHLINGER, D. E, SHAW, S, RASCHER, W, REUBI, F. C

“…Since mammalian atria were recently found to contain vasoactive and natriuretic peptides, we investigated the following in normal humans: plasma human atrial…”
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Gene Expression of Natriuretic Peptide Receptors in Myocardial Cells by Lin, Xiongbin, Hanze, Jorg, Heese, Frauke, Sodmann, Richard, Lang, Rudolf E

“…Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) are cardiac hormones that serve to unload the heart through their effects on the kidney…”
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Atrial natriuretic peptide in plasma of volume-overloaded children with chronic renal failure by Rascher, W, Tulassay, T, Lang, R E

“…The effect of volume changes on the plasma concentration of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in children with chronic renal failure was investigated by the use…”
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Brain angiotensin: pathways and pharmacology by Unger, T, Badoer, E, Ganten, D, Lang, R E, Rettig, R

“…The existence of a brain renin-angiotensin system (RAS) as one of various tissue RASs is now firmly established. Angiotensin-containing pathways within brain…”
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Angiotensin Synthesis in the Brain and Increased Turnover in Hypertensive Rats by Ganten, D., Hermann, K., Bayer, C., Th. Unger, Lang, R. E.

“…The missing link in the evidence for an active endogenous renin angiotensin system in the brain has been the demonstration of local angiotensin synthesis in…”
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Oxytocin in the male: an old hormone growing sexy with age by McGregor, G P, Lang, R E

“…It has long been a mystery of oxytocin research that males have similar levels of the hormone in their blood as females, but there is no known function…”
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Atrial natriuretic peptide in a rat model of cardiac failure: atrial and ventricular mRNA, atrial content, plasma levels, and effect of volume loading by DREXLER, H, HÄNZE, J, FINCKH, M, LU, W, JUST, H, LANG, R. E

“…This study examined the relation between synthesis, atrial storage, and plasma levels of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), and it examined plasma ANP levels…”
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Binding and internalization of leptin by porcine choroid plexus cells in culture by Peiser, Christian, McGregor, Gerard P, Lang, Rudolf Ernst

“…Leptin is an adipocyte derived hormone with profound behavioural and metabolic effects exerted by both central and peripheral sites of action. One of its…”
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Substance P Induces a Cardiovascular Defense Reaction in the Rat: Pharmacological Characterization by Unger, Thomas, Carolus, Silvia, Demmert, Gudrun, Ganten, Detlev, Lang, Rudolf E, Maser-Gluth, Christiane, Steinberg, Helmut, Veelken, Roland

“…In this study in conscious rats, we tested the hypothesis that substance P, a central pressor peptide and a potential transmitter substance of pain pathways,…”
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Differential Effects of Central Angiotensin II and Substance P on Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Conscious Rats Implications for Cardiovascular Adaptation to Behavioral Responses by Unger, Thomas, Becker, Hans, Petty, Margaret, Demmert, Gudrun, Schneider, Bernhard, Ganten, Detlev, Lang, Rudolf E

“…The centrally induced effects of angiotensin II and substance P on the cardiovascular system and on neuronal efferent activity of the splanchnic, renal, and…”
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Endothelin has potent inotropic effects in rat atria by Hu, J R, Von Harsdorf, R, Lang, R E

“…Endothelin, a novel peptide recently isolated from aortic endothelial cells, is one of the most active vasoconstrictors yet characterized. We report that…”
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Neuropeptide Y inhibits renin release by a pertussis toxin-sensitive mechanism by Hackenthal, E, Aktories, K, Jakobs, K H, Lang, R E

“…The effects of neuropeptide Y (NPY) were studied in the isolated rat kidney, which was perfused at constant perfusion pressure with a synthetic medium. In this…”
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Elevated plasma concentration of neuropeptide Y in adolescents with primary hypertension by Lettgen, B, Wagner, S, Hänze, J, Lang, R E, Rascher, W

“…Neuropeptide Y (NPY) has been recently characterised as a circulating vasoconstrictor peptide which is co-stored with noradrenaline (NA) in sympathetic…”
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Plasma levels and cardiovascular, endocrine, and excretory effects of atrial natriuretic peptide during different sodium intakes in man by Weidmann, P, Hellmueller, B, Uehlinger, D E, Lang, R E, Gnaedinger, M P, Hasler, L, Shaw, S, Bachmann, C

“…Endogenous plasma concentrations of human atrial natriuretic peptide (alpha hANP) as well as effects of synthetic alpha hANP on some cardiovascular, endocrine,…”
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Atrial natriuretic peptide secretion: synergistic effect of phorbol ester and A23187 by Ruskoaho, H, Toth, M, Lang, R E

“…To investigate the role of inositol phospholipid turnover in the atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) secretion, the secretory responses from isolated perfused rat…”
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Measurement and characterization of angiotensin peptides in plasma by Hermann, K, Ganten, D, Unger, T, Bayer, C, Lang, R E

“…We report a method for the extraction of angiotensin peptides from plasma with a mixture of acetone, 1 mol/L HCl, and water (40/1/5 by vol). The method is…”
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Atriopeptin III kinetics and pharmacodynamics in normal and anephric rats by Luft, F C, Lang, R E, Aronoff, G R, Ruskoaho, H, Toth, M, Ganten, D, Sterzel, R B, Unger, T

“…To elucidate the disposition of atriopeptin III in plasma we performed experiments in normal and anephric rats. Bolus, i.v. atriopeptin III (250 ng) was given…”
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