Rouwayda El-Ayoubi et al.
British journal of pharmacology, 145(1), 50-56 (2005-02-09)
We have previously shown that acute intravenous injections of moxonidine and clonidine increase plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), a vasodilator, diuretic and natriuretic hormone. We hypothesized that moxonidine stimulates the release of ANP, which would act on its renal receptors