Definition of Bradykinin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bradykinin

1. Vasoactive nonapeptide (RPPGFSPFR) formed by action of proteases on kininogens. Very similar to kallidin (which has the same sequence but with an additional N terminal lysine). Bradykinin is a very potent vasodilator and increases permeability of post capillary venules, it acts on endothelial cells to activate phospholipase A2. It is also spasmogenic for some smooth muscle and will cause pain. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bradykinin

bradyarthria
bradycardia
bradycardia
bradycardiac
bradycardias
bradycardic
bradycinesia
bradycrotic
bradydiastole
bradyesthesia
bradyglossia
bradykinesia
bradykinetic
bradykinetic analysis
bradykinin (current term)
bradykinin (current term)
bradykinin-potentiating peptide
bradykininogen
bradykinins
bradykinin kininase
bradykinin potentiator B
bradylalia
bradylexia
bradylogia
bradymenorrhoea
bradypepsia
bradyphagia
bradyphasia
bradyphemia
bradypnea

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