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n. - Any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves.

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  • He enjoyed the kinin 'a mite too much for my comfort.
  • Obviously, there's the local reaction with the kinin-kallikrein system.
  • They reported that in endothelial cells, kinin B1 receptors activate iNOS via ERK-mediated phosphorylation of its Ser
  • We've used kinin like a magnet to attract and extract the most effective repair cells from the mass of different types.
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