"Pancreas" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.
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D010179
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.734
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pancreas" by people in Profiles.
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Retinoic acid increases the length and volume density of ducts in the rat embryonic pancreas. Dev Growth Differ. 2003 Apr; 45(2):199-207.
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Exogenous activin increases the proportion of insulin cells in the developing chick pancreas in culture. Cell Biol Int. 2002; 26(12):1057-64.
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The effect of retinoic acid on the proportion of insulin cells in the developing chick pancreas. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 2000 Jan; 36(1):14-8.
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Organ-selective growth in the offspring of protein-restricted mothers. Br J Nutr. 1996 Oct; 76(4):591-603.
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Porcine islet isolation, cellular composition and secretory response. Horm Metab Res. 1989 Nov; 21(11):590-5.