Feline N-terminal Pro-brain Natriuretic Peptide Quantitative Kit (Fluorescent Immunochromatography Assay of Rare Earth Nanocrystals)（fNT-proBNP）

During secretion, the protein is cleaved to the physiologically active BNP(77th to 108th amino acids) and n-terminal fragment NT-proBNP(1st to 76th amino acids). When BNP, which is 32 amino acids long, is secreted into the blood, it binds to its receptors (NPRA and NPRB) and regulates blood pressure through various mechanisms. NT-proBNP, which is 76 amino acids long, does not have biological activity, but because it has a longer half-life than BNP, it is more suitable as a detection indicator of various heart diseases. In the clinical testing of pets, the blood concentration of NT-proBNP in dogs is higher than 900 pmol/L, and cats are higher than 270 pmol/L, and there is a high risk of heart-related diseases. However, it should be noted that because NT-proBNP is excreted by the kidney, when the animal suffers from kidney related diseases, the concentration of NT-proBNP in the body will also increase and false positive will appear on the test.