"Kallikreins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Proteolytic enzymes from the serine endopeptidase family found in normal blood and urine. Specifically, Kallikreins are potent vasodilators and hypotensives and increase vascular permeability and affect smooth muscle. They act as infertility agents in men. Three forms are recognized, PLASMA KALLIKREIN (EC 3.4.21.34), TISSUE KALLIKREIN (EC 3.4.21.35), and PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (EC 3.4.21.77).
| Descriptor ID |
D007610
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.300.760.442 D08.811.277.656.959.350.442 D12.776.124.125.597 D23.119.597
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| Concept/Terms |
Kallikreins- Kallikreins
- Kalliginogenase
- Kallikrein
- Kininogenase
- Callicrein
- Kallidinogenase
- Kinin-Forming Enzyme
- Enzyme, Kinin-Forming
- Kinin Forming Enzyme
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Kallikreins" by people in Profiles.
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Diagnostic value of biparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as an adjunct to prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based detection of prostate cancer in men without prior biopsies. BJU Int. 2015 Mar; 115(3):381-8.
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When is prophylaxis for hereditary angioedema necessary? Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2009 May; 102(5):366-72.