Endocrine Pancreas

  • Vanderbilt University

    The Highs and Lows of Endocrine Pancreas Development

    The pancreas is a complex organ comprising the exocrine pancreas that produces digestive enzymes and the endocrine pancreas that produces the metabolism-regulating hormones insulin and glucagon. For many years, embryologists have been trying to understand how the developmental process gives rise to these two functionally distinct tissues within a… Read More

    Nov. 16, 2016