calcium chloride (CaCl 2), a granular white chemical with an unpleasant taste. It is used in a concentrated solution of the chloride salt of calcium to replenish calcium in the blood and also has uses in cardiac resuscitation.
Neuropeptides are small protein-like molecules (peptides) used by neurons to communicate with each other. They are neuronal signaling molecules that influence the activity of the brain in specific ways.
The kallikrein-kinin system is complex, with several bioactive peptides that are formed in many different compartments. kinninogens high-molecular weight kininogen low-molecular weight kininogen T-kininogen (in rats) vasoactive peptides bradykinin , kallidin [des-Arg] kinins and B1 receptors