trypsinogen /tryp·sin·o·gen/ (trip-sin´o-jen) the inactive precursor of trypsin, secreted by the pancreas and activated in the duodenum by cleavage by enteropeptidase.
trypsinogen
tryp·sin·o·gen (tr p-sn  -jn) or tryp·so·gen (trps-jn)n. The inactive precursor of trypsin, produced by the pancreas and converted to trypsin in the small intestine by enterokinase. |
trypsinogen
[tripsin′əjən]
Etymology: Gk, tripsis + genein, to produce
the inactive precursor form of trypsin. Trypsinogen is secreted in pancreatic juice and converted to active trypsin through the action of enterokinase in the intestine. Also called protrypsin.
trypsinogen
the inactive precursor of trypsin, secreted by the pancreas and activated to trypsin by contact with enterokinase.
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