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    Kinins in the Heart

    Kinins are polypeptides that contain the sequence of the nonapeptide, bradykinin, in their structure. In mammals, the main kinins are bradykinin and lysine-bradykinin. They are generated by a group of enzymes ...

    Oscar A. Carretero in Hormones and the Heart in Health and Disease (1999)

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    The Glandular Kallikrein-Kinin System in Hypertension

    Kallikreins are enzymes that release kinins, potent vasodilator peptides from plasma substrates called kininogens. In the microdissected nephron, prekallikrein and kailikrein are localized in the granular part...

    Oscar A. Carretero, Alfonso G. Scicli in Fundamental Fault in Hypertension (1984)