Answer :

The heart is responsible for synthesizing the hormone atrial natriuretic peptide (anp).

What is atrial natriuretic peptide  ?

ANP is a hormone that is released from the right atrium in response to both hypertension and atrial stretch brought on by hypervolemia. Other natriuretic peptides, such as brain or B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and C-type natriuretic peptide, have been discovered since its discovery in the early 1980s (CNP). Cardiomyocytes are the primary producers of ANP, BNP, and CNP, whereas peripheral tissues and the central nervous system are the primary sources of CNP. ANP and BNP are shown to have qualities that cause vasodilation, an increase in natriuresis and diuresis, as well as actions that are antifibrotic and antihypertrophic on the heart.

In the walls of the heart's atria, cardiac muscle cells produce and secrete ANP. These cells have volume receptors that react to increased atrial wall stretching brought on by an increase in atrial blood volume.

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