Medical Definition of Kallikrein-kinin system

1. A system produced in the distal nephron of the kidney. Its components are kallikrein, kinins, kininase I and II, and enkephalinase. It is involved in mediation and modulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, prostaglandins, vasopressins, and in the regulation of sodium-water balance, renal haemodynamics, and particularly blood pressure. The system participates in the control of renal functions and the physiopathology of renal diseases. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kallikrein-kinin System

kalipyrochlore
kalis
kalistrontite
kalium
kaliums
kaliuresis
kaliuretic
kallak
kallidin
kallidin 10
kallidin 9
kallidin I
kallidin II
kallidins
kallikrein
kallikrein-kinin system (current term)
kallikrein system
kallikreins
kalmia
kalmias
kalmuck
kalokagathia
kalon
kalong
kalongs
kalonji
kalopsia
kalotype
kalotypes

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