haemaphysalin

English

Etymology

From genus name Haemaphyalis +‎ -in.

Noun

haemaphysalin (uncountable)

1. A kallikrein-kinin inhibitor isolated from a tick of the genus Haemaphysalis
   • 2016 February 13, “Temporal Gene Expression Analysis and RNA Silencing of Single and Multiple Members of Gene Family in the Lone Star Tick Amblyomma americanum”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In Haemaphysalis longicornis, a unique Kunitz-domain-containing inhibitor, haemaphysalin, is responsible for interrupting the kallikrein–kinin system.