Associations to the word «Pepsinogen» - Word Associations Network

Noun

Secretion
Digestion
Precursor
Stomach
Gland
Serum
Enzyme
Peptide
Acid
Activation
Cell
Ph
Protein
Membrane
Release
Form
Chief
Level
Factor
Function
Food
Action
Ii

Adjective

Gastric
Inactive
Acid
Amino
Chief
Active

Verb

Secrete
Activate
Synthesize
Stimulate

Wiktionary

PEPSINOGEN, noun. (biochemistry) A zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

Dictionary definition

PEPSINOGEN, noun. Precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

Wise words

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