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Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor (SLPI)

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Hannila, S.S. (2018). Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor (SLPI). In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_101834

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