Pepsinogens

"Pepsinogens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Proenzymes secreted by chief cells, mucous neck cells, and pyloric gland cells, which are converted into pepsin in the presence of gastric acid or pepsin itself. (Dorland, 28th ed) In humans there are 2 related pepsinogen systems: PEPSINOGEN A (formerly pepsinogen I or pepsinogen) and PEPSINOGEN C (formerly pepsinogen II or progastricsin). Pepsinogen B is the name of a pepsinogen from pigs.

Descriptor ID	D010435
MeSH Number(s)	D08.622.509
Concept/Terms	Pepsinogens Pepsinogens Pepsinogen B Pepsinogen B

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzyme Precursors [D08.622]
Pepsinogens [D08.622.509]

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