The pancreas is an oblong flattened gland, about six inches long, located deep in the abdomen, sandwiched between the stomach and the spine. It has five main parts – the tail, body, neck, head and ...

The hormone function is called the endocrine pancreas ... MEN-1 can lead to tumors in the parathyroid, pancreas, and pituitary glands. These tumors may produce excess hormones, including gastrin and ...

Part of the digestive system, the pancreas is a gland that produces digestive juices ... use to switch off the expression and beneficial function of HNF4A. Previous research has looked at the ...