prochymase

English

Etymology

From pro- +‎ chymase.

Noun

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, 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.