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Kallikrein Inhibitor Unit
Definition 1
One Kallikrein Inhibitor Unit is identical to the quantity of protease inhibitor (eg, aprotinin) that has the ability to inhibit two kallikrein units by 50% under optimal conditions. One Kallikrein Inhibitor Unit is equal to 0.025 antiplasmin units or 0.0031 trypsin inhibitor units. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A dosing measurement based on the Kallikrein inhibitor unit. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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