The role of copeptin as a novel cardiovascular biomarker
Copeptin is a provasopressin-derived peptide, the precursor for arginine vasopressin (AVP), which is an antidiuretic hormone from the hypothalamus. Copeptin is secreted together with AVP equally as a response of AVP stimulation. While AVP’s main function is water and blood volume regulation and main...
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| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Medical Journal of Indonesia |
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| Online Access: | http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/1208 |