calcium chloride (CaCl 2), a granular white chemical with an unpleasant taste. It is used in a concentrated solution of the chloride salt of calcium to replenish calcium in the blood and also has uses in cardiac resuscitation.
Neuropeptides are small protein-like molecules (peptides) used by neurons to communicate with each other. They are neuronal signaling molecules that influence the activity of the brain in specific ways.
B-type natriuretic peptide ( brain natriuretic peptide ; BNP ) is a 32-amino acid-ringed peptide secreted by the heart to regulate blood pressure and fluid balance. ( 1 ) BNP is stored in and secreted predominantly from membrane granules in the heart ventricles , and is continuously released from the heart in response to both ventricle volume ...