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| Domain | Definition |
Health | Plasma glycoprotein member of the serpin superfamily which inhibits trypsin, neutrophil elastase, and other proteolytic enzymes. Commonly referred to as alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor (A1PI), it exists in over 30 different biochemical variant forms known collectively as the PI (protease inhibitor) system. Hereditary A1PI deficiency is associated with pulmonary emphysema. (references) |
Medicine | A protein with the property of inactivating proteolytic enzymes such as leucocyte collagenase and elastase. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Crosswords: ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN |
| Specialty definitions using "ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN": Serpins. (references) |
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Expression using "ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN": alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Dutch | alpha 1-antitrypsine. (various references) | ||||||||||
French | alpha 1-antitrypsine. (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Alpha-1-antitrypsin (alpha-1-antitrypsin). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | alfa-1 antitripsina. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | alphaay antitripsina alfa-1. (various references) | ||||||||||
| 1. Crosswords 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Expressions 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Bibliography |
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