Description
UroguanylinisanendogenousnatriureticpeptidethatmodulatesactivitythroughNa+/H+exchangersinintestinalandrenaltissues,alteringelectrolyteandwatertransport.UroguanylinactivatesguanylylcyclasereceptorstoincreasecGMPproduction.UroguanylinalsoincreasesactivityofCl-channels.UroguanylininhibitsbicarbonatereabsorptionandincreasesnetwatersecretionthroughsignalingcascadesmediatedbyPKAandPKG.
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