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Components
exocrine pancreas
- pancreatic ducts / pancreatic ductal cells
- pancreatic acini / exocrine acinar cells
endocrine pancreas
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Langerhans islets / endocrine islet cells
- pancreatic beta cells
pancreatic interstitial tissue
Immunochemistry
Exocrine acinar cells and endocrine islet cells are well-differentiated cells which express the keratin combination 8 and 18, whereas the less-differentiated cells of the ductal tree are characterized by the additional expression of keratin 7, keratin 19, and, in the rat, keratin 20. (9614373)
Pathology
pancreatic malformations
pancreatic anomalies
pancreatic lesional syndromes
pancreatic diseases
pancreatic tumors
- pancreatic nodules
Videos
Histology of the pancreas (by Washington Deceit)
See also
fetal pancreas
endocrine system
- glandular organ
Paywall references
Cytokeratins and cell differentiation in the pancreas. Bouwens L. J Pathol. 1998 Mar;184(3):234-9. PMID: 9614373 doi : 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9896(199803)184:3@<@234::AID-PATH28>3.0.CO;2-D
