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. But it should always be considered an emergency situation.
atrial natriuretic peptide. noun. Medical Definition of atrial natriuretic peptide. : a peptide hormone secreted by myocytes of the cardiac atria that in pharmacological doses promotes salt and water excretion and lowers blood pressureâabbreviation ANP; called also atrial natriuretic factor, atriopeptin.
1 Corticosterone: It is produced in zona fasciculata region of adrenal cortex. 2  The corticosterone hormone is produced as an intermediate element in the conversion process of pregnenolone to aldosterone. 3  Cortisone: It is a steroid hormone produced in the adrenal cortex.