Biologically Active Substance
hirudin
hir·u·din [ hir-yuh-din, hir-uh-, hi-rood-n ]
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A 65-residue polypeptide from LEECHES.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Active principle in the buccal gland secretion (saliva) of leeches; it acts as an antithrombin and as an antithrombotic agent.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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