NPs	natriuretic peptides
ANF/ANP	atrial natriuretic factor/peptide
ANP, BNP, and CNP	atrial, brain, and C-type NPs
GC-A/NPRA	guanylyl cyclase/natriuretic peptide receptor-A
Npr1	Encoding GC-A/NPRA
BP	blood pressure
BNP	Brain natriuretic peptide
CNP	C-type natriuretic peptide
DNP	Dendroaspis natriuretic peptide or D-type NP
URO	urodilatin
GC-A/NPRA	Guanylyl cyclase NP receptor-A
GC-B/NPRB	GC/NP receptor-B
NPRC	NP receptor-C
PDs	phosphodiesterases
CNGs	cyclic-nucleotide gated ion channels
VSMCs	vascular smooth muscle cells
c-ANF or AP I	truncated ANF/ANP
MDCK	Maiden-Darby canine kidney
NPRs	NP receptors
CNS	central nervous system
LBD	ligand-binding domain
TD	transmembrane domain
protein-KHD	protein kinase-like homology domain
DD	dimerization domain
GCCD	guanylyl cyclase catalytic domain
RTKs	receptor tyrosine kinases
ACII C2	adenylyl cyclase II C2
WT	wild-type
JMHR	juxtamembrane hinge region
IP3	inositol trisphosphates
RIMCDs	renal inner medullary collecting duct cells
RMECs	renal medullary epithelial cells
PKC	protein kinase C
EGF	epidermal growth factor
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
ST	heat-stable enterotoxin
MMCs	mouse mesangial cells
miR	micro-RNA
MDC	monodansylcadaverine
CPZ	chlorpromazine
KO	knockout
JG	juxtaglomerular cells
RBF	renal blood flow
GFR	glomerular filtration rate
CHF	congestive heart failure
IL-1β	interleukin-1β
IL-6	interleukin-6
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
IFN-γ	interferon-gamma
TGF-β1	transforming growth factor beta 1
NT-proBNP	N-terminal pro-BNP