| kaliopenia | Insufficiency of potassium in the body. Origin: Mod. L. Kalium, potassium, + G. Penia, poverty (05 Mar 2000) |
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| kaliopenic | Relating to kaliopenia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kalischer | Siegfried, German physician, *1862. See: Sturge-Kalischer-Weber syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kalium | <chemistry> Potassium; so called by the German chemists. Origin: NL. See Kali. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kaliuresis | The increased urinary excretion of potassium. Synonym: kaliuresis. Origin: Mod. L. Kalium, potassium, + G. Ouresis, urination (05 Mar 2000) |
| kaliuretic | Relating to, causing, or characterised by kaluresis. Synonym: kaliuretic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kallak | A pustular dermatitis observed among Eskimos. Origin: Eskimo word meaning skin disease (05 Mar 2000) |
| kallidin | <protein> 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. (18 Nov 1997) |
| kallidin 10 | <protein> 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. (18 Nov 1997) |
| kallidin 9 | <protein> Vasoactive nonapeptide (RPPGFSPFR) formed by action of proteases on kininogens. Very similar to kallidin (which has the same sequence but with an additional N terminal lysine). Bradykinin is a very potent vasodilator and increases permeability of post capillary venules, it acts on endothelial cells to activate phospholipase A2. It is also spasmogenic for some smooth muscle and will cause pain. (18 Nov 1997) |
| kallidin I | <protein> Vasoactive nonapeptide (RPPGFSPFR) formed by action of proteases on kininogens. Very similar to kallidin (which has the same sequence but with an additional N terminal lysine). Bradykinin is a very potent vasodilator and increases permeability of post capillary venules, it acts on endothelial cells to activate phospholipase A2. It is also spasmogenic for some smooth muscle and will cause pain. (18 Nov 1997) |
| kallidin II | <protein> 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. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Kallikak | The pseudonym for a celebrated family with two lines of descendants, one of respectable citisens, the other of social misfits and criminals. See: Jukes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kallikrein | <protein> Plasma serine proteases normally present as inactive prekallikreins which are activated by Hageman factor. Act on kininogens to produce kinins. Contain an apple domain. (18 Nov 1997) |
| kallikrein system | A blood serum system, the activity of which is initiated by factor XII (Hageman factor) leading to the production of prekallikrein activator and then to kallikrein which, after activation by plasmin, splits bradykinin from kininogen. (05 Mar 2000) |