Definition of Kallikrein

1. Noun. Any of a set of peptidases, a subgroup of the serine protease family. ¹

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Definition of Kallikrein

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Medical Definition of Kallikrein

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kallikrein

kaliphs
kalipyrochlore
kalis
kalistrontite
kalium
kaliums
kaliuresis
kaliuretic
kallak
kallidin
kallidin 10
kallidin 9
kallidin I
kallidin II
kallidins
kallikrein (current term)
kallikrein-kinin system
kallikrein system
kallikreins
kalmia
kalmias
kalmuck
kalokagathia
kalon
kalong
kalongs
kalonji
kalopsia
kalotype

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