"Kallikrein-Kinin System" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A system of metabolic interactions by products produced in the distal nephron of the KIDNEY. These products include KALLIKREIN; KININS; KININASE I; KININASE II; and ENKEPHALINASE. This system participates in the control of renal functions. It interacts with the RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM to regulate BLOOD PRESSURE, generation of PROSTAGLANDINS, release of VASOPRESSINS, and WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.
| Descriptor ID |
D016234
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G02.111.917.500 G03.495.553.485 G03.960.500 G07.700.360.888.500 G09.330.190.400.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Kallikrein-Kinin System- Kallikrein-Kinin System
- Kallikrein Kinin System
- Kallikrein-Kinin Systems
- Systems, Kallikrein-Kinin
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