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Definition of Kallidin

1. a hormone [n -S] - See also: hormone

Medical Definition of Kallidin

1. Decapeptide (lysyl bradykinin, amino acid sequence KRPPGFSPFR) produced in kidney. Like bradykinin, an inflammatory mediator (a kinin), causes dilation of renal blood vessels and increased water excretion. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Kallidin

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1. Piano regolatore pel risanamento e per l'ampliamento della città di Catania by Bernardo Gentile Cusa (1888)
"... in cui caddero 3000 dei più valorosi siciliani, riuscì a penetrare per tradimento dentro la città, che dal feroce kallidin fu data al sacco ed ..."

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