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- Title
Amino-terminal propeptide of C-type natriuretic peptide (NTproCNP) predicts height velocity in healthy children.
- Authors
Olney, Robert C; Permuy, Joseph W; Prickett, Timothy C R; Han, Joan C; Espiner, Eric A
- Abstract
C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is a paracrine regulatory factor of the growth plate and plays a key role in endochondral growth. Its amino-terminal propeptide (NTproCNP) is an equimolar product of CNP biosynthesis and is easily measured in plasma. Preliminary studies suggest that NTproCNP levels correlate with height velocity in sheep and children. The objectives of the study were to correlate NTproCNP levels with height velocity and to define the reference range for plasma CNP and NTproCNP across childhood.
- Publication
Clinical endocrinology, 2012, Vol 77, Issue 3, p416
- ISSN
1365-2265
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2265.2012.04392.x