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AURICULIN

\ˈɔːɹɪkjˌʊlɪn], \ˈɔːɹɪkjˌʊlɪn], \ˈɔː_ɹ_ɪ_k_j_ˌʊ_l_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of AURICULIN

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A potent natriuretic and vasodilatory peptide or mixture of different-sized low molecular weight peptides derived from a common precursor and secreted by the heart atria. All these peptides share a sequence of about 20 amino acids.

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