Pancreas

Pancreas/ Pancreatology

Pancreas is one of the master chemists of the body that produce hormones exocrine and endocrine to assist in the digestion of food. It consists of different types of pancreatic cells. The exocrine cells include acinar cells and the endocrine cells are present in clusters of cells called the islets of Langerhans. The Islets of Langerhans function ith the help of pancreatic alpha, beta, delta and gamma cells. The gall bladder is small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver, in which bile is stored after secretion by the liver and before release into the intestine. Genetic screening studies have helped identify gene mutations that lead to pancreatic diseases and in identifying the changes in the pancreatic cells affected by diseases.