- 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 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. Source: adambom
- 5. n. precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach Source: ecdict
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