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Vasoactive Peptides

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Several peptides are involved in the regulation of vascular tone and cardiac output through endocrine mechanisms.

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  1. Ana M. Wägner
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  1. Herz-Zentrum Coswig, Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Lerchenfeld 1, 06869, Coswig (Anhalt), Germany

    Peter Lanzer MD

  2. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, One Clinic Center, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, 44195, OH, USA

    Eric J. Topol MD

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Wägner, A.M., Webb, S.M. (2002). Vasoactive Peptides. In: Lanzer, P., Topol, E.J. (eds) Pan Vascular Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56225-9_127

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