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The antecedent of the ferment 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.

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  1. n. The antecedent of the ferment 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.
  2. n. precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach
  3. The antecedent of the ferment 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.
  4. The antecedent of the ferment pepsin. A substance contained inthe form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands. It isreadily convertible into pepsin. Also called propepsin.
  5. n. precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach