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A serine proteinase inhibitor that is expressed in neurons during embryogenesis and in the adult nervous system
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh1- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh1wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English serpin English neuroserpin From neuro- + serpin.
