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.
Definition of ATRIAL NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE. : a peptide hormone secreted by the cardiac atria that in pharmacological doses promotes salt and water excretion and lowers blood pressure âcalled also atrial natriuretic factor.ADVERTISEMENT. a peptide hormone secreted by the cardiac atria that in pharmacological doses promotes salt and water excretion and lowers blood pressure âcalled also atrial natriuretic factor. ADVERTISEMENT.