title: The volume and area of the capillaries in the endocrine and exocrine pancreas of the rat.
abstract: The capillary volumes in the endocrine and exocrine parenchyma of the pancreas were compared with a point-sampling technique. The islets were found to have a capillary volume of approximately 3.5%, while the value for the exocrine pancreas was significantly (P less than 0.001) lower at 2%. When the capillary wall area was measured, however, both types of parenchyma had a similar value of approximately 20 mm2/mm3 tissue. The reason for the discrepancy between these parameters is probably the lack of lymphatic capillaries, with their relatively small lumen in the islets.
authors: Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Svensson
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Jansson
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Hellerström
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D002196:Capillaries / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000166:cytology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase