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Role of plasma kallikrein in diabetes and metabolism.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Sept 2013
Feener E P, Zhou Q, Fickweiler W
Abstract excerpt
Plasma kallikrein (PK) is a serine protease generated from plasma prekallikrein, an abundant circulating zymogen expressed by the Klkb1 gene. The physiological actions of PK have been primarily attributed to its production of bradykinin and activation of coagulation factor XII, which promotes inflammation and the intrinsic coagulation pathway. Recent genetic, molecular, and pharmacological studies of PK have...
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