precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach
pepsinogen详细解释
pep.sin.o.gen n.(名词)The inactive precursor to pepsin, formed in the cells of the mucous membrane of the stomach and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid during digestion.胃蛋白酶原:胃蛋白酶的一种不活跃原,在胃粘膜细胞中形成并在消化的过程中通过盐酸转化为胃蛋白酶