An increasing number of studies have demonstrated that disease states of the endocrine or
exocrine pancreas aggravate one another, which implies bidirectional blood flow between …

For many years, it has been taught in medical textbooks that the endocrine and exocrine
parts of the pancreas have separate blood supplies that do not mix. Therefore, they have …

The pancreatic islet is a highly vascularized endocrine micro-organ. The unique architecture
of rodent islets, a so-called core-mantle arrangement seen in two-dimensional images, led …

The endocrine and exocrine pancreas have been studied separately by endocrinologists
and gastroenterologists as two organ systems. The pancreatic islet, consisting of 1–2 …

The pancreatic islet is a highly vascularized endocrine mini-organ that depends on blood
supply to function efficiently. As blood flows through islet capillaries reaching different …

The pancreatic islets are more richly vascularized than the exocrine pancreas, and possess
a 5‐to 10‐fold higher basal and stimulated blood flow, which is separately regulated. This is …

The vascular supply is of crucial importance for endocrine organs since the
microvasculature, in addition to supplying oxygen and nutrients, is initially responsible for …

Pancreatic islets are clusters of endocrine cells that secrete different hormones to regulate
blood glucose levels. Efficient hormone secretion requires a close interaction of endocrine …

The pancreatic islets of Langerhans are highly vascularized micro-organs that play a key
role in the regulation of blood glucose homeostasis. The specific arrangement of endocrine …

The pancreas is a retroperitoneal organ with its function being dictated by the possession of
two morphologically distinct tissues, the exocrine and endocrine pancreas. The endocrine …