Biomedical Significance of Alpha1-Antitrypsin: An Overview
Alpha1-antitrypsin (α1-AT) is a natural, endogenous inhibitor of serine proteases with preferential activity towards neutrophil elastase (NE), the enzyme that possess the ability to cleave important connective tissue protein, elastin. The normal circulating concentrations of α1-AT is thus v...
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| Main Authors: | Mamatha Kunder, A V M Kutty |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://jcbsonline.ac.in/articles/biomedical-significance-of-alpha1-antitrypsin-an-overview |
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