acinar cells
Acinar cells are specialized cells found in certain tissues, primarily in the exocrine glands, responsible for producing and secreting various substances such as enzymes, hormones, or fluids into ducts or cavities.
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- acinar adenocarcinoma
- acinar cells differentiation
- acinar cells hypertrophy
- acinar ductal metaplasia
- acute pancreatitis
- amylase
- apical surface
- cellular signaling
- chymotrypsin
- cystic fibrosis
- digestion
- digestive enzymes
- endocrine glands
- exocrine glands
- gastrointestinal tract
- hormones
- intestinal mucosa
- intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (ipmn)
- ischemia
- islets of langerhans
- lipase
- metastasis
- mixed acinar-endocrine tumor
- mucin
- mucus cells
- neuroendocrine cells
- pancreas
- pancreatic cancer
- pancreatic duct
- pancreatic juice
- pancreatitis
- secretion
- serous cells
- trypsin
- tumor progression
- zymogen granules
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