The role of copeptin as a novel cardiovascular biomarker

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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Main Authors: Andy Kristyagita, Bambang B. Siswanto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia 2015-04-01
Series:Medical Journal of Indonesia
Subjects:
biomarker
copeptin
cardiovascular shock
heart failure
myocardial infarction
vasopressin
Online Access:http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/1208

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