"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 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pancreas" by people in Profiles.
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Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 23-2013. A 54-year-old woman with abdominal pain, vomiting, and confusion. N Engl J Med. 2013 Jul 25; 369(4):374-82.
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Organ retrieval from brain-dead patients by a single organ procurement center in Iran. Transplant Proc. 2009 Sep; 41(7):2723-5.
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Heterotopic pancreas presenting as a tumour nodule along with perforation and peritonitis is rare: report of two cases. ANZ J Surg. 2008 Aug; 78(8):725.
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The timing of nutrient restriction during rat pregnancy/lactation alters metabolic syndrome phenotype. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jun; 196(6):555.e1-7.
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Permanent reduction in heart and kidney organ growth in offspring of undernourished rat dams. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Sep; 193(3 Pt 2):1224-32.
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Islet cell tumor arising from a heterotopic pancreas in the duodenal wall with ulceration. Exp Mol Pathol. 2004 Feb; 76(1):51-6.
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Regulation of pancreatic PC1 and PC2 associated with increased glucagon-like peptide 1 in diabetic rats. J Clin Invest. 2000 Apr; 105(7):955-65.
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Diversity and specialization of mammalian SWI/SNF complexes. Genes Dev. 1996 Sep 01; 10(17):2117-30.
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Potentiation of canine pancreatic bicarbonate output by oleic acid is not neurally dependent. Pancreas. 1994 Mar; 9(2):230-9.
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Effect of pancreatic denervation and atropine on the pancreatic response to secretin. Pancreas. 1993 Sep; 8(5):609-14.