kinin

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noun

Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid family, such as bradykinin and kallikrein, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle.

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Synonyms

kallikrein generating kininase bradykinin kininogen kininogenin kininogenase tachykinin bradykininogen kinogen prokineticin prekallikrein preprotachykinin cardiokine kininogenolysis angiotensin

Associated

plasma blood system

Rhymes

run in run-in done in rennin linin bunin anyone in begun in brun in brunn in

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