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In the Digestive System, Some Protease Enzymes Must Be Secreted

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In the digestive system, some protease enzymes must be secreted as an inactive form and then activated later by proteolytic cleavage once outside of the secreting cell.This is to prevent active proteases from damaging the secreting cells.What is the category of precursor proteins of this type?


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Price Elasticity

A gauge for understanding the degree to which the demand for a product changes in response to its price fluctuation.

Supply

The total amount of a product or service that is available for purchase at any given price level in a given market.

Quantity Supplied

The total amount of a particular good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a given price over a specific time period.

Perfectly Inelastic

A situation in demand where the quantity demanded does not change in response to a change in price; represented graphically as a completely vertical demand curve.

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