N-terminal pro-brain (or B-type) natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is produced predominately by the cardiac ventricular myocytes. NT-proBNP is released in response to volume expansion and filling pressure and is involved in maintaining intravascular volume homeostasis. Elevated plasma levels of BNP and NT-proBNP have been observed at times of cardiac stress and damage.
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