pancreas
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Fox had had parts of his spleen, pancreas, and small and large intestine removed, and yet his tubes and catheter were out and he was already walking with a walker.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Mumps can cause deafness and inflame the brain, pancreas, testicles, ovaries and breast tissue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Beta cells are the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Type 1 diabetes is caused when the body's own immune system starts attacking the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Gey gave his lab staff careful instructions for growing GeGe, a line of cancer cells taken from his pancreas.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Insulin, which was once obtained from animal pancreases, can now be made using engineered microbes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Erewhon says the mix of uncooked beef livers, hearts, pancreases, kidneys and spleens swirling through the coconut cream in the beverage should not be considered “raw.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
The statute covers eyes, corneas, kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, pancreases, bones and skin.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2023
He and his team were studying key hormones, including glucagon, in pancreases from anglerfish, which they pulled from Boston harbor.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 8, 2023
Sweetbreads are made in Chicago of the pancreases of horned cattle.
From A Book of Burlesques by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken
“Based on communications we have received, we are concerned that many of these pancreata may not have been recovered for legitimate research purposes,” the letter reads.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
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