pepsinogen /pep·sin·o·gen/ (pep-sin´ah-jin) a zymogen secreted by the chief cells of the gastric glands and converted into pepsin in the presence of gastric acid or of pepsin itself.
pepsinogen
pep·sin·o·gen (p p-s n  -jn)n. The inactive precursor to pepsin, formed in the chief cells of the mucous membrane of the stomach and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid during digestion. Also called propepsin. |
pepsinogen
[pəpsin′əjən]
Etymology: Gk, pepsis + genein, to produce
a zymogenic substance secreted by pyloric and gastric chief cells. It is converted to the enzyme pepsin in an acidic environment, as in the presence of hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach.
pepsinogen
a zymogen secreted by the chief cells of the gastric glands and converted into pepsin in the presence of gastric acid or of pepsin itself.
plasma pepsinogen
high levels are indicative of extensive mucosal damage in the abomasum, as in ostertagiasis in ruminants.
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