Regulation of the exocrine pancreas in growing pigs, with special emphasis on entero-pancreatic reflexes
Popular Abstract in Swedish Bukspottkörteln (pankreas) består av en exocrin och en endocrin del. Den exocrina delen som studerats i denna avhandling innerhåller acinarceller som producerar bukspott innehållande matsmältningsenzymer. Dessa enzymer spjälkar proteiner, kolhydrater och fetter som finns i födan, till sina mindre beståndsdelar aminosyror, monosackarider och fettsyror. Efter sekretion avThe regulation of the exocrine pancreas has been under thorough investigation for many decades. In rats, cholecystokinin (CCK) is considered to be the major gut hormone stimulating the pancreas to releasing the digestive enzymes. CCK acts directly via CCK-A receptors in the pancreas, or through receptors located on the vagal afferents and stimulating the secretion via the cholinergic vagal efferen