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The Arrangement of Endocrine and Exocrine Pancreatic Microcirculation Observed in the Living Rabbit
Author(s) -
Fraser P. A.,
Henderson J. R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology and cognate medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0033-5541
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1980.sp002499
Subject(s) - microcirculation , islet , pancreas , endocrine system , exocrine pancreas , rabbit (cipher) , in vivo , pancreatic islets , anatomy , endocrinology , medicine , chemistry , pathology , biology , insulin , hormone , statistics , mathematics , microbiology and biotechnology
1. The microcirculation of the pancreas in the anaesthetized rabbit was examined by in vivo microscopy and micro‐cinephotography. 2. The islets of Langerhans were identified by their appearance following the systemic injection of diphenylthiocarbazone. 3. Arterial injection of Evans blue demonstrated the arrangement of vessels within the pancreas. Blood leaving the islets passed via capillaries into the capillary meshwork; no islet was ever seen to be drained directly by a vein. 4. The significance of this portal arrangement is discussed.