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Exocrine pancreas

Known as: PANCREAS, EXOCRINE, Pars exocrina pancreatis 
The major component (about 80%) of the PANCREAS composed of acinar functional units of tubular and spherical cells. The acinar cells synthesize and… 
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Abscess of pancreasAcute pancreatitisBenign Exocrine Pancreas NeoplasmClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology

Narrower (3)

Main pancreatic ductPancreatic ductStructure of pancreatic acinus

Broader (1)

Pancreas

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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
A physiological role of peptide YY on exocrine pancreatic secretion in rats.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Phasic release of newly synthesized secretory proteins in the unstimulated rat exocrine pancreas
Pancreatic lobules from fasted rats secrete pulse-labeled proteins in two phases comprising 15 and 85% of basal output… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
2 Intra-islet insulinglucagonsomatostatin relationships
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Temperature and energy dependence of secretory protein transport in the exocrine pancreas.
Pancreatic lobules pulse‐labeled with [3H]leucine have been incubated at temperatures between 0 and 37 degrees C in the presence… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Hormonal stimulation in the exocrine pancreas results in coordinate and anticoordinate regulation of protein synthesis
24-h intravenous caerulein infusion studies in the rat were combined with in vitro amino acid incorporation studies followed by… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Effects of secretagogues on [32P]phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate metabolism in the exocrine pancreas.
Experiments were carried out to assess the effects of secretagogues on the polyphosphoinositides phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Microfilamentous system and secretion of enzyme in the exocrine pancreas. Effect of cytochalasin B
The microfilaments in the acinar cell of the exocrine pancreas are essentially located in the apical part of the cell: thin… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Islet histophysiology: evolutionary correlations.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
ISLETS OF LANGERHANS IN JUVENILE DIABETES MELLITUS
The number of islets per square centimetre section of post‐mortem pancreas was counted and the intensity of β‐cell granulation… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Why are the islets of Langerhans?
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