Examples of exocrine glands include sweat, salivary, mammary, ceruminous, lacrimal, sebaceous, prostate and mucous. Exocrine glands are one of two types of glands in the human body, the other being ...

(Photo Credit: Science Photo Library/Getty Images) The pancreas has a couple of types of cells: exocrine and endocrine cells. Exocrine cells make enzymes that help you digest food. About 90% of ...

Supplements can boost absorption and prevent malnutrition. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) occurs when the pancreas doesn’t make or release enough of the enzymes needed to break down ...

A recent study has recommended, somewhat provocatively, that investigation for pancreatic exocrine insufficiency should be added to the tests undertaken in patients with suspected diarrhea ...

The pancreas is both an exocrine and endocrine gland. Its endocrine function is to secrete various hormones into the blood ...

Bread is a fairly common food in most of our daily lives, whether to make a snack, sandwiches or to accompany a meal. Bread ...

Fundamentally, the pancreas is both an exocrine and endocrine gland that has a critical role in digestion and energy balance. The exocrine pancreas consists of acinar and duct cells. The acinar ...

The trans-Golgi network (TGN) is an assembly of pleiomorphic tubular membranes that emanates from the trans-Golgi pole. It has multiple crucial roles in intracellular transport as a sorting node ...

Ashwini Anil Kumar SirapanasettyHave you ever thought about how your body and mind stays balanced and in tune? The complex relationship between hormones and the endocrine system is a key part of how ...

The endocrine system is a complex network of glands and organs known for the production of hormones, which are chemical ...

Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) is the gold standard treatment for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). It creates the enzymes your pancreas can’t make using digestive enzymes.

Calcineurin fine tunes the balance between proliferation and differentiation of Notch-responsive progenitors in the pancreatic ducts to enable beta cell regeneration in zebrafish.