Difference between revisions of "Pepsin"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_155183" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is united with dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and the two together constitute the active portion of the digestive fluid. It is the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77701" /> == | |||
<p> An essential constituent of the gastric juice extracted from the stomach of the calf, sheep, and pig, and used in medicine to supply any defect of it in the stomach of a patient. </p> | <p> An essential constituent of the gastric juice extracted from the stomach of the calf, sheep, and pig, and used in medicine to supply any defect of it in the stomach of a patient. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_155183"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/pepsin Pepsin from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_77701"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/pepsin Pepsin from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_77701"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/pepsin Pepsin from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is united with dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and the two together constitute the active portion of the digestive fluid. It is the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
An essential constituent of the gastric juice extracted from the stomach of the calf, sheep, and pig, and used in medicine to supply any defect of it in the stomach of a patient.
