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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory

Preferred term

Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Peptidase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory
  • Protease Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory

Scope note

  • Peptides and proteins found in BODILY SECRETIONS and BODY FLUIDS that are PROTEASE INHIBITORS. They play a role in INFLAMMATION, tissue repair and innate immunity (IMMUNITY, INNATE) by inhibiting endogenous proteinases such as those produced by LEUKOCYTES and exogenous proteases such as those produced by invading microorganisms.

History note

  • 2007(1980)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053491

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