0 an organ in the body that produces insulin (= a chemical substance that controls the amount of sugar in the blood) and substances that help to digest food so that it can be used by the body --
1 an organ in the body that produces insulin (= a chemical substance that controls the amount of sugar in the blood) and substances that help to digest food --
It is recognized43"45 that there is autoregulation of flow of blood to the splanchnic organs (liver, pancreas, small bowel, large bowel, and stomach).
The next-highest priorities are probably the kidney, endocrine pancreas and liver.
Numerous digenean cysts were adjacent to, but not infiltrating, the liver and pancreas and within the mesentery surrounding the gastrointestinal tract (fig. 2).
Histological examination of the brain and glands, such as the thyroid, pancreas and adrenals was unremarkable.
The potential use of fetal porcine pancreas is attractive because of the ease of maintaining sterility and the growth potential of these islets in culture.
The operation is complex, requiring removal of the head of the pancreas, part of the small intestine, and some of the tissues around it.
One attractive aspect of metformin during pregnancy is that it does not stimulate the fetal pancreas to over secrete insulin.
It also plays a role in b-cell differentiation, pancreas development and glucose homeostasis.
