Note on the blood supply of the ducts of the rabbit pancreas
1981; Elsevier BV; Volume: 22; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0026-2862(81)90086-8
ISSN1095-9319
AutoresNathan Lifson, Christine V. Lassa,
Tópico(s)Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
ResumoThe adventitia of the pancreatic ducts contains extensive vascular plexuses. Microscopic examination of rabbit pancreases injected with various materials (silicone latex, India ink, hematoxylin, microspheres) has led to the following conclusion: The blood entering the plexuses is venous blood draining from the acini, and the blood leaving the plexuses drains into the extralobular pancreatic veins. A possibly unique feature of the pancreatic circulation is that a significant fraction of pancreatic blood flows through four vascular exchange beds in series before returning to the heart: islets of Langerhans → acinar capillaries → ductal plexuses → hepatic sinusoids.
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