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To describe: The process by which pepsinogen is converted to pepsin in the stomach.
Introduction: Proteins are digested in the stomach and small intestine with the help of protein-digesting enzymes. Pepsin is a proteolytic enzyme secreted in stomach that initiates protein digestion in the stomach.
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