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pancreatic duct
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A duct that collects and carries secretions of the exocrine pancreas to the intestine. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_duct https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/1250 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
Label
pancreatic duct
Synonyms
- duct of pancreas
- pancreas duct
Subsets
pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
curator notes
this class groups together accessory (dorsal) and main (ventral) pancreatic ducts
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Gray1100.png
external definition
Duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine. [Dorian_AF, Elsevier's_encyclopaedic_dictionary_of_medicine, Part_B:_Anatomy_(1988)_Amsterdam_etc.:_Elsevier][VHOG]
external ontology notes
in EHDAA2, the dorsal and ventral ducts are classified as epithelial sacs - review after overhaul of duct/epithelia terms
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
ductus pancreaticus
homology notes
These data show that ducts within the zebrafish pancreas originally arise in situ from isolated progenitor cells rather than arising from reiterative branching of the pancreatic epithelium. This process of pancreatic duct formation in zebrafish may be analogous to the mechanism of duct formation in the mammalian mammary and salivary glands. (...) A related mechanism of duct formation has also been proposed to occur within the mammalian pancreatic epithelium.[uncertain][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0007329