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bradykinin
CIDE DICTIONARY
bradykinin, n.
a hypotensive tissue hormone (C50H73N15O11 ) which acts on smooth muscle, dilates peripheral vessels and increases capillary permeability. It is formed locally in injured tissue and is believed to play a role in the inflammatory process. It is a nonapeptide with the sequence: Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Ser-Pro-Phe-Arg . [PJC]
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