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"Pepsinogen"
Keywords:
gastric
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precursor
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inactive
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gennan
,
proenzyme
Related Terms:
Gastric juice
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Stomach
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Pylorus
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Gastric
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Digestive enzyme
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Chyme
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Pancreatic juice
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Pyloric sphincter
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Oesophagus
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Digestive tract
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Digestant
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Pyloric
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Gi tract
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Gastrin
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Gullet
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Gastrointestinal system
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Gastrointestinal tract
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Duodenal
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Digestive system
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Gastrointestinal
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Pancreatic enzymes
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Peptic
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Secretin
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Digestive
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Duodenal ulcer
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Pepsin
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Enteral
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Alimentary canal
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Esophagus
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Cardia
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Alimentary
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Poor small intestine health
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Small intestine
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Peptic ulcer
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Intrinsic factor
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Parietal cell
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Lower esophageal sphincter
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Duodenum
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Upper gi series
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Cholecystokinin
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Trypsinogen
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Parietal cells
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Pancreatin
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Bezoar
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Zollinger-ellison syndrome
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Pyloric stenosis
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Achlorhydria
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Roux-en-y gastric bypass
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Gastric acid
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Pancreatic duct
A proenzyme, the antecedent of the enzyme pepsin. A substance contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called propepsin.
ftp.uga.edu
pepis = digestion + gennan = to produce; a precusor of pepsin = enzyme that aids digestion.
fluoridealert.org
precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach
wordnet.princeton.edu
Inactive precursor of pepsin, secreted into the gastric lumen.
aqualex.org
An inactive form of pepsin; synthesized and stored in cells lining the gastric pits of the stomach.
ridge.icu.ac.jp
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