PEPSINOGEN

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Meaning:

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

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Hypernyms ("pepsinogen" is a kind of...):

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

Stimulation results in release of pepsinogen and inactivation of ingested microorganisms.

(Gastric Acid Secretion Induction, NCI Thesaurus)

The tubular glands in the mucosa of the gastric fundus that can secrete mucous, hydrochloric acid, pepsinogen, or any of the digestive hormones.

(Fundic Gland, NCI Thesaurus)

Suppression decreases release of pepsinogen and inactivation of ingested microorganisms.

(Gastric Acid Secretion Inhibition, NCI Thesaurus)

Stomach acid changes a protein called pepsinogen into pepsin.

(Pepsin, NCI Dictionary)

Acid in the stomach changes pepsinogen to pepsin, which breaks down proteins in food during digestion.

(Pepsinogen, NCI Dictionary)

They synthesize and secrete pepsinogen, a precursor of the enzyme pepsin.

(Chief Cell, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Chief cells synthesize and secrete pepsinogen, a precursor of the enzyme pepsin.

(Murine Chief Cells, Gastric, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)