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

Similar changes are known to contribute to cancer development in other organs, including the breast and pancreas.

From Science Daily • Jan. 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

He had a procedure which resulted in the removal of part of his pancreas, the duodenum, the gall bladder and part of his liver.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

“Sweetbread is made from the pancreas of a calf.”

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel