Cheif cells
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cheif cells are found in the stomach wall ,
they secret Pepsinogen which is activated into Pepsin in the stomach lumen’s acidity created by HCl secreted from Parietal cells
Pepsin is an Enzyme which digest protiens by breaking them down into smaller & simpler structures called amino acids
The name & function can be memorized easily by the sentence ” Cheif of Pepsi-Cola !! ”
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