"Adrenomedullin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 52-amino acid peptide with multi-functions. It was originally isolated from PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA and ADRENAL MEDULLA but is widely distributed throughout the body including lung and kidney tissues. Besides controlling fluid-electrolyte homeostasis, adrenomedullin is a potent vasodilator and can inhibit pituitary ACTH secretion.
| Descriptor ID |
D053607
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.077 D12.644.548.017
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| Concept/Terms |
PAMP(1-20)NH2- PAMP(1-20)NH2
- Proadrenomedullin N-Terminal 20 Peptide
- Proadrenomedullin N Terminal 20 Peptide
- Proadrenomedullin (1-20)
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adrenomedullin" by people in Profiles.
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Shah KS, Marston NA, Mueller C, Neath SX, Christenson RH, McCord J, Nowak RM, Vilke GM, Daniels LB, Hollander JE, Apple FS, Cannon CM, Nagurney J, Schreiber D, deFilippi C, Hogan CJ, Diercks DB, Limkakeng A, Anand IS, Wu AH, Clopton P, Jaffe AS, Peacock WF, Maisel AS. Midregional proadrenomedullin predicts mortality and major adverse cardiac events in patients presenting with chest pain: results from the CHOPIN trial. Acad Emerg Med. 2015 May; 22(5):554-63.