pepsinogen

(pĕp-sĭn'ə-jən)
n.
The inactive precursor to pepsin, formed in cells of the mucous membrane of the stomach and converted to pepsin by autocatalysis in the presence of hydrochloric acid.

(pĕp-sĭn'ə-jən)
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.

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 p. — high levels are indicative of extensive mucosal damage in the abomasum, as in ostertagiasis in ruminants.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach

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