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Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor
Definition 1
A member of the serpin family of serine protease inhibitor proteins that inhibits plasminogen activator type proteases. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
synthesized and secreted locally from vascular endothelial cells; primary physiologic inhibitor of tissue plasminogen activator; also inhibits urokinase; implicated in thrombotic and hemorrhagic disorders. (NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
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