Which Cells Are Sometimes Called Zymogen Cells?

function in digestive system
…of three major cell types: zymogenic, parietal, and mucous neck cells. At the base of the gland are the zymogenic (chief) cells, which are thought to produce the enzymes pepsin and rennin.

What are zymogens with examples?

Enzymes that are in the inactive form are activated by proteolytic cleavage. This inactive form of an enzyme is called a zymogen. Trypsinogen is an example of a zymogen. Though trypsinogen is produced in the pancreas, its activation occurs in the small intestine to produce trypsin, the active form of the enzyme.

What is the zymogen cells?

The gastric chief cell is a cell in the stomach that releases pepsinogen and chymosin. Chief cells are also known as a zymogenic cell or peptic cells. Pepsinogen is activated into the digestive enzyme pepsin when it comes in contact with acid produced by gastric parietal cells.

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