"Pancreas" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D010179
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.734
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pancreas" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pancreas" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pancreas" by people in Profiles.
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Dynamic remodeling of the pancreas immune landscape in obesity. Nat Commun. 2026 07 28; 17(1).
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Isolation of Bacteria and Fungi from Human Pancreatic Tumors and Duodenum. Gut Microbes. 2026 Dec 31; 18(1):2695522.
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Tissue-specific tolerance mechanisms and lymph node co-drainage shape T cell immunity in the upper digestive system and pancreatic cancer progression. Cell Rep. 2026 May 26; 45(5):117324.
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Children With Pancreatic Hypoplasia Experience Poor Weight Gain and Labile Diabetes but Low Incidence of DKA. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Mar 17; 111(4):e1164-e1173.
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Using animal models to decipher the role of polyamines in the pancreas and ß Cell. Amino Acids. 2026 Feb 12; 58(1):14.
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Smaller Pancreas Volume in Insulin-Dependent Monogenic Diabetes. Diabetes. 2025 Aug 01; 74(8):1411-1416.
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Inducible, but not constitutive, pancreatic REG/Reg isoforms are regulated by intestinal microbiota and pancreatic diseases. Mucosal Immunol. 2025 Aug; 18(4):918-936.
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Hypusinated and unhypusinated isoforms of the translation factor eIF5A exert distinct effects in models of pancreas development and function. J Biol Chem. 2025 02; 301(2):108209.
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Prospective Outcomes of Standardized Non-operative Management of Pancreatic Trauma With Ductal Injury in Children: Less is More. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jan; 60(1):161976.
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m6A mRNA methylation by METTL14 regulates early pancreatic cell differentiation. EMBO J. 2024 Nov; 43(22):5445-5468.