About The Medical Condition Bradykinin

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Bradykinin

Bradykinin Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Bradykinin Medical Condition

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A 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. Bradykinin is also released from mast cells during asthma attacks, from gut walls as a gastrointestinal vasodilator, from damaged tissues as a pain signal, and may be a neurotransmitter.

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