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Physiology of the Exocrine Pancreas

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Radiology of the Pancreas

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The pancreas is an organ with both exocrine and endocrine functions. The exocrine pancreas plays an essential role in the digestion and absorption of nutrients through the secretion into the proximal duodenum of digestive enzymes and bicarbonates. The endocrine pancreas, on the other hand, releases hormones that regulate metabolism and the distribution of the breakdown products of food within the body. These combined exocrine and endocrine functions make the pancreas one of the most important organs involved in the assimilation of food.

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  1. Practicien Hospitalier, Service des Maladies de l’Appareil, Digestif (Pr Quinton), Centre Hôspitalier et Universitaire, Hôpital Saint-André, 1, Rue Jean Burguet, F-33075, Bordeaux Cédex, France

    P. H. Bernard MD

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital K.U.L., Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Albert L. Baert MD (Professor) & Lieven Van Hoe MD, PhD (Assistant Professor) (Professor) &  (Assistant Professor)

  2. Centre Hospitalier, Régional de Bordeaux, Hôpital Pellegrin, Place Amélie-Raba-Léon, F-33076, Bordeaux Cédex, France

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Bernard, P.H. (1999). Physiology of the Exocrine Pancreas. In: Baert, A.L., Delorme, G., Van Hoe, L. (eds) Radiology of the Pancreas. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58380-3_2

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