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prochymase

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English

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Etymology

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From pro- +‎ chymase.

Noun

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prochymase (plural prochymases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any compound that develops into a chymase
    • 2015 June 4, Devandir Antonio de Souza Junior et al., “The Role of Mast Cell Specific Chymases and Tryptases in Tumor Angiogenesis”, in BioMed Research International‎[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      Both transfection of human prochymase cDNA and injections of purified chymase into implanted sponges demonstrated that chymase was a powerful angiogenic factor.
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