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Descriptor English: Pancreas, Exocrine
Descriptor Spanish: Páncreas Exocrino
Descriptor páncreas exocrino
Scope note: El principal componente (aproximadamente 80 por ciento) del PÁNCREAS, formado por unidades acinares funcionales de células tubulares y esféricas. Las células acinares sintetizan y secretan varias enzimas digestivas, como TRIPSINÓGENO, LIPASA, AMILASA y RIBONUCLEASA. La secreción del páncreas exocrino pasa por el sistema del conducto pancreático para desembocar en el DUODENO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Pâncreas Exócrino
Descriptor French: Pancréas exocrine
Entry term(s): Exocrine Pancreas
Tree number(s): A03.734.540
A10.336.645
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046790
Scope note: The major component (about 80%) of the PANCREAS composed of acinar functional units of tubular and spherical cells. The acinar cells synthesize and secrete several digestive enzymes such as TRYPSINOGEN; LIPASE; AMYLASE; and RIBONUCLEASE. Secretion from the exocrine pancreas drains into the pancreatic ductal system and empties into the DUODENUM.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Pancreas (1965-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see PANCREAS 1998-2004
History Note: 2005; use PANCREAS 1998-2004
DeCS ID: 38423
Unique ID: D046790
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Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Pancreas, Exocrine - Preferred
Concept UI M0336842
Scope note The major component (about 80%) of the PANCREAS composed of acinar functional units of tubular and spherical cells. The acinar cells synthesize and secrete several digestive enzymes such as TRYPSINOGEN; LIPASE; AMYLASE; and RIBONUCLEASE. Secretion from the exocrine pancreas drains into the pancreatic ductal system and empties into the DUODENUM.
Preferred term Pancreas, Exocrine
Entry term(s) Exocrine Pancreas



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