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Cells > Pancreatic Stellate Cells

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Pancreatic Stellate Cells  

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Definition

  • Star-shaped, myofibroblast-like cells located in the periacinar, perivascular, and periductal regions of the EXOCRINE PANCREAS. They play a key role in the pathobiology of FIBROSIS; PANCREATITIS; and PANCREATIC CANCER.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TCXX2HB8-W

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