Human Glandular Kallikrein in Breast Milk, Amniotic Fluid, and Breast Cyst Fluid
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Human glandular kallikrein in breast milk, amniotic fluid, and breast cyst fluid.
BACKGROUND Human glandular kallikrein (hK2) belongs to the serine protease family of enzymes and has high sequence homology with prostate-specific antigen (PSA). The physiological role of hK2 has not as yet been determined, but there is evidence that it can regulate the proteolytic activity of PSA through processing and activating pro-PSA, an inactive precursor. Thus, it is conceivable that the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.10.1774