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Geoffrey A. Head0
Bryan Fry0
Paul Alewood0
Date of Patent
November 15, 2011
0Patent Application Number
116232330
Date Filed
January 15, 2007
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The present invention discloses proteinaceous compounds that comprise at least a biologically active portion of a taipan natriuretic peptide (TNP) or a variant or derivative thereof. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds in methods for stimulating vasodilation, natriuresis, diuresis, renin-suppression, bactericidal activity, weight-loss or bone growth in a mammalian host. In specific embodiments, the compounds are useful in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
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