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Editorial
. 2003 Jul;89(7):707-9.
doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.707.

B Type natriuretic peptide: a good omen in myocardial ischaemia?

S P D'Souza, G F Baxter
Editorial

B Type natriuretic peptide: a good omen in myocardial ischaemia?

S P D'Souza et al. Heart. 2003 Jul.
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Figure 1
Mechanism of acute protective effect and growth modifying actions of BNP.
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