Pancreatic juice

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Pancreatic juice is a juice produced by the pancreas. It contains a variety of enzymes. They include trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen,elastase,carboxypeptidase, pancreatic lipase, and amylase.

Pancreatic juice is alkaline in nature due to the high concentration of bicarbonate ions. This is useful in neutralizing the acidic gastric acid, allowing for effective enzymic action.

Pancreatic juice secretion is regulated by the hormone secretin, which is released by the duodenum upon detection of proteins and fats. Pancreatic secretion consists of an aqueous bicarbonate component from the duct cells and enzymatic component from the acinar cells

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Digestive system, physiology: gastrointestinal physiology

Enteric nervous system: Meissner's plexus - Auerbach's plexus

exocrine: Chief cells (Pepsinogen) - Parietal cells (Gastric acid, Intrinsic factor) - Goblet cells (Mucus)

endocrine/paracrine: G cells (gastrin), D cells (somatostatin) - ECL cells (Histamine) - enterogastrone: I cells (CCK), K cells (GIP), S cells (secretin)

Brunner's glands - Paneth cells - Enterocytes

Saliva - Bile - Intestinal juice - Gastric juice - Pancreatic juice

Swallowing - Vomiting - Peristalsis - Interstitial cell of Cajal - Migrating motor complex - Borborygmus - Gastrocolic reflex - Segmentation contractions - Defecation

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