prochymase

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noun

Any compound that develops into a chymase

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Meanings

nounprochymase (plural prochymases)

plural prochymases

  1. biochemistryAny compound that develops into a chymase

    Both transfection of human prochymase cDNA and injections of purified chymase into implanted sponges demonstrated that chymase was a powerful angiogenic factor.

    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, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From pro- + chymase.

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prochymase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prochymase

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Chicago

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