Natriuretic hormone : with 19 tables : [proceedings of an international workshop held on July 16 and 17, 1976 in Bonn, Germany

F. Kruck It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to the workshop on Natriuretic Hormone here in Bonn. For quite a long time we have been considering the possibility of assem­ bling scientists who are concerned with and interested in the problem of a possible humoral natriuretic activity. Work has been done on this topic in different parts of the world, partially with different methods and sometimes also with different and contlict­ ing results. And thus we thought it could be very beneficial to have personal discussions with all of you so as to reach a consensus of opinion on how studies should be contin­ ued. In spite of the current fmancial shortCOmings, common to most of the countries you are living in, we felt it necessary to use all the money we were granted for our research work in clinicopharmacologic studies to organize this meeting. And so we did. Thanks to the help of different pharmaceutical companies we were able to defer the travel ex­ penses and costs for hotel accomodation for the speakers. Thus this meeting is not going to be a luxurious one, but rather a meeting for working and especially for discussions. And now by way of opening this workshop, lowe you a few explanations. Front Matter....Pages I-3 Introduction....Pages 1-3 Front Matter....Pages 5-5 Acute Hypophysectomy - a Model for the Study of Hormonal Mechanisms of Natriuresis....Pages 6-15 Central Volume Receptors and Regulation of the Extracellular Fluid Volume....Pages 16-16 An Inhibitor of Sodium Transport in the Urine of Dogs and Humans with Normal Renal Function - a Study of Chronically Expanded Subjects....Pages 17-23 Antinatriferic and Natriuretic Activities in Human Plasma Following Acute and Chronic Salt-Loading....Pages 24-34 Further Observations on the Natriuretic Substances Occurring in the Urine of Normal Humans....Pages 35-41 Front Matter....Pages 43-43 A Critical Analysis of Sodium Retention Factors in Cirrhosis of the Liver....Pages 44-50 Antinatriferic Plasma Activity in Edematous States with Special Reference to Congestive Cardiac Failure....Pages 51-56 The Humoral Control of Saline Natriuresis....Pages 57-68 The Possible Role of Prostaglandins in the Natriuresis of Acutely Saline-Loaded Rats....Pages 69-76 The Role of Renal Kallikrein in Diuresis and Natriuresis....Pages 77-87 Renal Origin of a Natriuretic Material: Some Chemical Properties....Pages 88-100 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 The Effect of Natriuretic Material Isolated from Urine of ECF-Expanded Subjects on (Na + K) ATPase of Rat Kidney Fractions....Pages 102-107 Mechanism of Action of Natriuretic Hormone: Inhibitor of Na-K-ATPase....Pages 108-121 Natriuretic Factor in Chronic Uremia....Pages 122-130 Column Chromatography of Plasma Antinatriferic Activity....Pages 131-140 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 General Discussion....Pages 141-144 Back Matter....Pages 145-151 Edited By H. J. Kramer And F. Krück. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Proceedings of an International Workshop held on July 16-17, 1976, in Bonn, Germany