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pepsinogen

DEFINITIONS OF: pepsinogen

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n precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach

Type of:
enzyme
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
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