We explore the endocrinology of the pancreas, liver and gut tissues, and the role their hormonal secretions play in regulating digestion and wider human physiology. Pancreas. Situated in the abdomen, ...

The liver is the body’s largest solid, internal organ. In the upper right part of your abdomen, the liver is your body's filtration system. It filters toxins out of the blood and produces ...

This protocol describes the long-term culture of liver and pancreas 3D organoids from human and mouse, and differentiation of liver organoids in vitro and in vivo. Methodology for genetic ...

More information: Pierre-Alain Clavien, Transplantation of a human liver following 3 days of ex situ normothermic preservation, Nature Biotechnology (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41587-022-01354-7 . www ...

(Medical Xpress) -- Research from Karolinska Institutet shows that insulin secretion in the pancreas is not under direct neural control, as has previously been thought. The few nerves that are ...

Two years ago, the Liver4Life research team used the system to sustain a liver outside of the body for seven days, setting the stage for an actual human transplant.The perfusion device works by ...

Pancreatitis plagued a woman for years until she had her pancreas removed. Feb. 1, 2013— -- Food started to bother Allison Sarver when she was 18 years old, giving her attacks of nausea and ...

This article, the sixth in an eight-part series, examines the anatomy and physiology of the endocrine glands and tissues associated with the gastrointestinal tract. LOGIN / FREE TRIAL Menu Menu . ...