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ANF
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ANFAbercrombie and Fitch (stock symbol)
ANFAustralian Nursing Federation
ANFAtrial Natriuretic Factor
ANFAnte-Nicene Fathers (collection of early Christrian writings)
ANFAllegheny National Forest (Pennsylvania)
ANFAssessing the New Federalism
ANFAmerican Nurses Foundation
ANFAngeles National Forest (California)
ANFAmerican Nicaraguan Foundation
ANFAnti Nuclear Factor
ANFAdditional Network Feature
ANFApalachicola National Forest (Florida)
ANFAlpha-Naphthoflavone
ANFAlgebraic Normal Form
ANFAnti-Narcotic Force (Pakistan)
ANFAntofagasta, Chile - Cerro Moreno (Airport Code)
ANFArrival Notification Form
ANFAtlantic Nuclear Force
ANFAutomatic Number Forwarding
ANFAmerica Needs Fatima
ANFAdvanced Nuclear Fuel(s)
ANFAppletalk Networking Forum
ANFAmerica Needs Farmers
ANFAgent Naming Facility
ANFArmy News Features
ANFActive Notch Filter
ANFAlaskan NORAD Flight
ANFActinide Nitride Fuel
ANFArbitrary-Node Failure
ANFAccounts Number File
ANFAgreed Negotiated Fee


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Secreted by the heart, the hormone -- calledatrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) or atrial natriuretic factor -- can act as a diuretic, influencing fluid movement.
Heart peptide goes to the head by Edwards, Diane D. / Science News
They described, for example, two ofthe new recombinant proteins designed to help heart patients: atrial natriuretic factor (ANF), a hormone capable of reducing blood pressure and water retention in people suffering from congestive heart failure and hypertension; and tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), a clot-dissolving enzyme that can reduce tissue damage after sudden heart attacks.
Battling illness with body proteins; recombinant DNA technology has ... by Murray, Mary / Science News
Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF), a hormone discovered in 1981, controls salt and water balance.
Salt balance and thyroid function by Silberner, Joanne / Science News
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