"Pancreas" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D010179
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.734
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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