Bradykinin/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Bradykinin.

Nonapeptide messenger that is enzymatically produced from kallidin in the blood where it is a potent but short-lived agent of arteriolar dilation and increased capillary permeability.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Bradykinin (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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