pepsinogen

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pepsinogen The inactive precursor of the enzyme pepsin. Pepsinogen is secreted by the lining of the vertebrate stomach into the lumen, where it is converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid and also by the action of pepsin itself.

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pepsinogen

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pepsinogen (pep-sin-ŏ-jĕn) n. see pepsin.

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