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- noun biochemistry The C-terminal part of the
arginine vasopressin precursor peptide that is a prognostic marker in patients with some acute diseases
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Levels of NT-proBNP and copeptin were measured in 470 Swedes age 65 to 87 who were recruited in 1996.
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• Cardiac biomarkers: A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that more patients at high risk for heart failure could be identified if measurements of two biomarkers, NT-proBNP and copeptin, were combined.
Clue to What Makes Lyme Bacteria Tick Ann Lukits 2011
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Caveat: The results were based on patients with the highest concentrations of NT-proBNP and copeptin and should be interpreted with caution, researchers said.
Clue to What Makes Lyme Bacteria Tick Ann Lukits 2011
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The prognostic information provided by copeptin suggests that vasopressin may have therapeutic potential, researchers said.
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Population-based data of the PREVEND Study show that men and women with high plasma copeptin have a highly prevalent microalbuminuria in addition to the low level of hydration typical of persons with high vasopressin secretion.
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The association of plasma copeptin with microalbuminuria suggests that vasopressin might have a role in kidney dysfunction via effects on the permselectivity of the glomerulus and
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