Trypsinogen
noun, Biochemistry.
1.
a precursor of trypsin that is secreted by the pancreas and is activated to trypsin in the small intestine.
noun
1.
the inactive precursor of trypsin that is converted to trypsin by the enzyme enterokinase
trypsinogen tryp·sin·o·gen (trĭp-sĭn’ə-jən) or tryp·so·gen (trĭp’sə-jən)
n.
The inactive precursor of trypsin, produced by the pancreas and converted to trypsin in the small intestine by enterokinase.
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