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The 19 pages that link to Pancreas, each with the reason it gives.

• Endocrine systemRelated: Its islet cells regulate blood glucose through opposing hormone signals.

• Small intestineRelated: Its enzymes digest food, while bicarbonate helps neutralize stomach acid in the duodenum.

• Digestive systemRelated: Its digestive role works alongside its control of blood glucose.

• DigestionRelated: Its secretions digest major food molecules and neutralize stomach acid.

• Gastrointestinal tractRelated: Its secretions support digestion in the intestinal lumen.

• Salivary glandRelated: Its exocrine tissue provides a contrast in scale and destination for digestive secretions.

• Zollinger–Ellison syndromeRelated: Early descriptions emphasized pancreatic tumors, although many gastrinomas arise elsewhere.

• DuodenumRelated: Its duct delivers pancreatic secretions into the duodenum.

• Bernardo HoussayRelated: The pancreas supplies insulin, whose effects Houssay compared with those of the pituitary.

• SecretinRelated: Its exocrine ducts are a major target of secretin.

• Alimentary canalRelated: Its secretions enter the canal and support digestion while neutralizing stomach acid.

• John MacleodRelated: Macleod’s laboratory investigated how the pancreas regulates blood sugar.

• SweetbreadRelated: The pancreas is the other principal organ sold as sweetbread.