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11 years ago
... in an inactive form and then activated after release?
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11 years ago
Because as proteases, they would cause harm to the gastric mucosa where they are stored.  If they were active before release, they'd eat a hole in your stomach.  Ouch!
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11 years ago
This is necessary to prevent the digestive enzymes from autodigesting the cells that produce them.
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