If the information on this page can help prevent the loss of a sheep to bloat, it will have been worth my time to put this information here. In the simplest of explanations, bloat is an excess of gases in the rumen of sheep.
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is a hormone, produced mainly by cardiomyocytes, with a major role in cardiovascular homeostatic mechanisms such as natriuresis and vasodilation, which serve to regulate blood pressure.
Most hormones are secreted from endocrine glands. An endocrine gland is a ductless gland in which glandular cells secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream and interstitial fluid. Pancreas-is both and endocrine and exocrine gland. Exocrine glands are not part of the endocrine system.