The pancreas as a single organ: The influence of the endocrine upon the exocrine part of the gland

Abstract

It is tacitly assumed that the endocrine and exocrine parts of the pancreas are independent of each other, almost as though they were anatomically related by some sort of celestial coincidence. What we hope to suggest in this paper is that the two components are functionally related, and the endocrine gland exerts a profound effect upon the digestive activities of the organ.