The decision regarding which technique of pancreas transplantation (PTX) to perform is an important one. The short answer is to perform whatever technique the surgeon or transplant team is most ...

Movement of secretory molecules, such as hormones and digestive enzymes, out of the cell is known as exocytosis. This process is guided by SNARE proteins, which help the fusion of secretory vesicles ...

MANY functional interrelations between stomach and pancreas are familiar and have been studied in many species. The endocrine secretion of insulin by beta cells of the islands of Langerhans is well ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract When glucose is raised from a basal to stimulating level, the pancreatic islets respond with a typical biphasic insulin secretion pattern.

Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, Vol. 30, No. 2 (March-April 1986), pp. 113-119 (7 pages) The influence of fasting and dietary modulation on basal and stimulated pancreatic enzyme secretion was ...

Composition of the diet of laboratory animals and the feeding practice influence their health, performance, and metabolism. Therefore, nutrition affects not only animal welfare but also experimental ...

A drug currently in clinical trials as a cancer therapy can also stimulate pancreatic beta cells to secrete insulin, revealing a previously unknown mechanism for insulin regulation in type 2 diabetes, ...

Pancreas divisum is the most common pancreatic disorder that develops before birth. This congenital condition affects less than 10% of people, but only about 5% experience symptoms. Usually, a case of ...

When you’re managing exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), eating a healthy diet isn’t enough to get the nutrition you need. That’s because with EPI, the pancreas doesn’t produce enough of the ...

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. Pancreatitis ...