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Pancreas

Known as: Gastrointestinal Tract, Pancreas, Pancreatic, pancreatico 
An organ behind the lower part of the stomach that is the shape of a fish and about the size of a hand. It is a compound gland composed of both… 
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided access and therapy of pancreatico-biliary disorders: EUS-guided cholangio and pancreatic drainage.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Adult pancreatic stem/progenitor cells spontaneously differentiate in vitro into multiple cell lineages and form teratoma-like structures.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Expression of Wnt, Frizzled, sFRP, and DKK genes in adult human pancreas.
Wnts are important signaling molecules involved in many normal developmental processes in the human body as well as some forms of… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Development and diseases of the pancreas
The pancreas is a vital gland of exocrine and endocrine function. It is the target of two main affections: diabetes and… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Glucagon is required for early insulin-positive differentiation in the developing mouse pancreas.
The embryonic pancreas is thought to develop from pluripotent endodermal cells that give rise to endocrine and exocrine cells. A… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Pancreatic and biliary disorders in the elderly.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Value of p53 immunostaining in pancreatico‐biliary brush cytology specimens
Brush cytology is routinely used in the assessment of pancreatico‐biliary strictures but the technique has limited diagnostic… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Sphincter of Oddi motility.
After a short introduction (chapter 1), anatomy is described in chapter 2. The sphincter of Oddi (SO) can be divided into the… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The role of pancreatico‐biliary secretions in intestinal adaptation after resection, and its relationship to plasma enteroglucagon
Two groups, each containing 16 male Wistar rats, had either 75 per cent small bowel resection or jejunal transection; 8 animals… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Cytodifferentiation of the acinar cells of the rat submandibular gland.
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