MeSH definition : A proteinase inhibitor found in various BODILY SECRETIONS that coat mucosal surfaces
such as SEMINAL PLASMA; CERVICAL MUCUS; and bronchial secretions. It plays a role
in protecting epithelial tissues from LEUKOCYTE-derived serine proteases such as NEUTROPHIL
ELASTASE.;
A proteinase inhibitor found in various BODILY SECRETIONS that coat mucosal surfaces
such as SEMINAL PLASMA; CERVICAL MUCUS; and bronchial secretions. It plays a role
in protecting epithelial tissues from LEUKOCYTE-derived serine proteases such as NEUTROPHIL
ELASTASE.