The pancreas is a gland organ in the abdomen. It forms part of the digestive system. It produces insulin and secretes fluid that helps break down food. Problems with the pancreas can lead to ...

In babies born with pancreas divisum, however, the pancreatic ducts fail to join, and secretions flow mainly through the dorsal duct to the minor papilla.

Ligation of pancreatic ducts has been shown to be associated with an increase in gastric secretion from the isolated, denervated gastric pouch (Heidenhain) of the dog. 5 This occurs after surgical ...

The pancreas secretes pancreatic enzymes, which flow through the pancreatic ducts to the duodenum. These pancreatic juices also help aid digestion by breaking down fats, proteins, and ...

“Fatty pancreas is associated with insulin resistance and increased insulin secretion cross-sectionally in nondiabetic individuals and is more prevalent in type 2 diabetes,” Richard E. Pratley ...

Pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas, can occur in a chronic or acute form. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

The mean volume of pancreatic flow was 0.163 ± 0.007 μl/min/100 g of body weight for rats that received diet A, whereas it was 0.069 ± 0.005 μl/min/100 g of body weight for those on diet B ...

Retrograde injection of an irritating substance, usually bile, into the pancreatic duct as a means of producing experimental acute pancreatitis in animals was first reported by Claude Bernard 1 in ...