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Definition of propepsin

propepsin
Pepsinogen Pep*sin"o*gen, n. [Pepsin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) 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.
Propepsin
Propepsin Pro*pep"sin, n. [Pref. pro- + pepsin.] (Physiol. Chem.) See Persinogen.

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