title: Pancreatic exocrine-endocrine interrelationship. Clinical implications.
abstract: The exocrine and endocrine pancreata are anatomically and functionally interrelated. As a result, exocrine pancreatic dysfunction often accompanies endocrine pancreatic dysfunction and vice versa. This article delineates the nature of these exocrine and endocrine pancreatic interrelationships and their clinical significance in the management of pancreatic disorders.
authors.affiliation: University of California Los Angeles Center for Human Nutrition, USA.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Go
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D010179:Pancreas / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D010187:Pancreatic Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010187:Pancreatic Hormones