Read years ago: piece of endocrine system (traffic control station) buried behind heart muscle. Anyone know?


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Was either NYT or WSJ about 15 yrs ago. It shocked researchers, they had no idea. have found no reference to it.

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The heart produces two hormones: atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP). Therefore, it is considered by some to be part of the endocrine system. Is this what you mean? I found one article which I attached; you can do a search on "endocrine heart" for further information.


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