pancreas

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GLP-1 receptors are expressed not just in the pancreas and stomach, but throughout the vagus nerve, the brain stem, and the hypothalamus.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

There have also been hundreds of reports of people suffering problems with their pancreas - although none are confirmed as being caused by the medicines.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

In diabetes, these autoantibodies attack the pancreas - the organ which has the job of making insulin to control blood sugar.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

In that earlier work, the researchers first triggered diabetes in mice by using toxins to destroy the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

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