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bradykinin

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bradykinin /brady·ki·nin/ (-ki´nin) a nonapeptide kinin formed from HMW kininogen by the action of kallikrein; it is a very powerful vasodilator and increases capillary permeability; in addition, it constricts smooth muscle and stimulates pain receptors.
brad·y·ki·nin (brd-knn, -knn)
n.
A biologically active polypeptide that forms from a blood plasma globulin and mediates the inflammatory response, increases vasodilation, and causes contraction of smooth muscle. Also called kallidin I.
bradykinin (brā´dkī´nin),
n one of a number of plasma kinins, a potent vasodilator; physiologic mediators of an anaphylactic reaction.
bradykinin
a nonapeptide kinin formed from a plasma protein, high-molecular-weight (HMW) kininogen, by the action of kallikrein; it is a very powerful vasodilator that increases capillary permeability and, in addition, constricts smooth muscle and stimulates pain receptors.
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