Haemaphysalin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A kallikrein-kinin inhibitor isolated from a tick of the genus Haemaphysalis uncountable

    "In Haemaphysalis longicornis, a unique Kunitz-domain-containing inhibitor, haemaphysalin, is responsible for interrupting the kallikrein–kinin system."

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"In Haemaphysalis longicornis, a unique Kunitz-domain-containing inhibitor, haemaphysalin, is responsible for interrupting the kallikrein–kinin system."

Etymology

From genus name Haemaphyalis + -in.

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