Exocrine tissues are classified by type of secretion, for example serous, mucous or mixed, and mechanism of release of secretory product e.g. merocrine, apocrine, holocrine. The salivary glands are ...

(A) Representative H&E staining image of a mouse pancreas. The black arrow denotes the acinar cells and the white arrow denotes the islet. (B) Representative image of electron microscopy analysis of ...

The endocrine system is the name for the glands that produce hormones in a person’s body. These glands include the thyroid gland, pituitary gland, and adrenal gland. The endocrine system produces ...

Surgery performed with its focus on one or more of the endocrine organs is referred to as endocrine surgery. The endocrine organs are glands located throughout the body, which secrete hormones that ...

The pituitary gland is a pea-sized endocrine gland that is situated in the middle of the skull base and kept protected within a bony cavity called the sella turcica. It plays an essential role in ...

EPI has a range of causes, some of which are autoimmune conditions. Treating these underlying conditions can help resolve symptoms of EPI and reduce your risk of complications. Exocrine pancreatic ...

To understand the pathogenic process leading to chronic pancreatitis it is useful to review the basic structure and function of the normal pancreas. Fundamentally, the pancreas is both an exocrine and ...