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Plasma serine proteases normally present as inactive prekallikreins which are activated by Hageman factor. Act on kininogens to produce kinins. Contain an apple domain.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
kallidin 9, kallidin I, kallidin II, Kallikak < Prev | Next > kallikrein-kinin system, kallikrein system, Kallmann
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