The part of the pancreas that is part of the exocrine system and which produces and store zymogens of digestive enzymes, such as chymotrypsinogen and trypsinogen in the acinar cells [GO]. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 GOC:GO ]
Synonyms: pars exocrina pancreatis exocrine pancreas
Term information
- VHOG:0000048
- ZFA:0001249
- EMAPA:35328
- MA:0002415
- BTO:0000434
- AAO:0010407
- TAO:0001249
- XAO:0000137
- SCTID:248202004
- EV:0100093
- CALOHA:TS-1241
- FMA:16017
- Wikipedia:Exocrine_component_of_pancreas
- NCIT:C32546
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, organ_slim, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- digestive system element
- endoderm-derived structure
- serous gland
- trunk region element
- contributes to morphology of some pancreas
- part of some pancreas
- has part some pancreatic acinus
- has part some pancreatic duct
- develops from some ventral pancreatic bud
- capable of part of some digestion