The Pancreas : biology, pathobiology, and disease [Rev. ed. of: The Exocrine pancreas]

New York : Raven Press, 1993, 1993. Very Good. 2nd ed. ; xvii, 1176 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0881679860; 9780881679861; National Library: 9300989 LCCN: 92-48496 ; OCLC: 27339337 ; Rev. ed. of: The Exocrine pancreas (1986) ; orange cloth ; ex-lib, stamps, labels, ownership stamp, mark on top of textblock ; Contents: Anatomy of the Pancreas -- Fine Structure of the Human Exocrine Pancreas -- Differentiation and Development of the Pancreas in Animals -- Prenatal and Postnatal Development of the Human Exocrine Pancreas -- Replication and Regeneration of the Pancreas -- Transgenic Analysis of Pancreatic Function and Development -- Regulation of Pancreatic Gene Expression in Response to Hormones and Nutritional Substrates -- Cellular Compartmentation, Protein Processing, and Secretion in the Exocrine Pancreas -- Receptors for Secretagogues on Pancreatic Acinar Cells -- Stimulus-Secretion Coupling in Pancreatic Acinar Cells -- Electrophysiology of Acinar Cells -- Pancreatic Secretory Enzymes -- Lithostathine -- The Use of Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for the Analysis of Pancreatic Juice -- Human Exocrine Pancreatic Enzyme Secretion -- Pancreatic Duct Cell Secretion: Control and Mechanisms of Transport -- Pancreatic Mucins -- Extracellular Matrix as a Regulator of Epithelial Polarity, Cell Growth, and Tissue Pattern -- Neural Regulation of Pancreatic Exocrine Function -- Hormonal Control of Pancreatic Exocrine Secretion -- Neurohormonal Control of Pancreatic Enzyme Secretion in Animals -- Interdependence of Nutrition and Exocrine Pancreatic Function -- Luminal Digestion of Fats -- Experimental Models Experimental Acute Pancreatitis: Studies of the Early Events that Lead to Cell Injury -- Cerulein-Induced Pancreatitis -- Permeability Characteristics of the Main Pancreatic Duct in Cats: Models of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis -- Experimental Models of Exocrine Pancreatic Tumors -- Cell Lines of the Human and Rodent Exocrine Pancreas -- Pancreatitis -- Pancreatitis Definitions and Classification -- Etiology and Pathophysiology of Acute Pancreatitis -- Medical Management of Acute Pancreatitis and Complications -- Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis -- Acute Pancreatitis: Surgical Management -- Pancreatic Abscess -- Chronic Pancreatitis -- The Surgical Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis -- Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts, Pancreatic Ascites, and Pancreatic Fistulas -- Endocrine and Exocrine Pancreatic Relationships -- Normal Function of the Endocrine Pancreas -- The Microvasculature of the Pancreas, With Emphasis on That of the Islets of Langerhans: Anatomy and Functional Implications -- The Enteroinsular Axis -- The Insulin-Acinar Relationship -- Endocrine Changes in Pancreatic insufficiency -- Pancreas and Islet Transplantation -- Pancreatic Neoplasms -- Epidemiology and Etiology of Pancreatic Cancer -- Fine Structure of Human Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma -- Pathology of Nonendocrine Pancreatic Tumors -- Exocrine Tumors of the Pancreas -- Surgical Management of Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer -- Gastrinoma -- Insulinoma -- Miscellaneous Tumors of the Pancreas -- Surgery for Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas -- Congenital and Hereditary Diseases -- Congenital Abnormalities of the Exocrine Pancreas -- The Pancreas in Cystic Fibrosis -- Hereditary Diseases of the Pancreas -- Hereditary Pancreatitis -- Imaging of the Pancreas ; VG