"Pepsinogens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D010435
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.622.509
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pepsinogens" by people in Profiles.
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The Sleeping Remnant. Effect of Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass on Plasma Levels of Gastric Biomarkers in Morbidly Obese Women: A Prospective Longitudinal Study. Obes Surg. 2017 07; 27(7):1901-1905.