Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (Uni-Med Science)

by J.-Matthias Lohr

The exocrine pancreas synthesizes and secretes more than ten enzymes and proenzymes. Impairment or loss of pancreatic functions results in either partial or complete loss of compensation for most nutrients, although a healthy gland secretes ten times the necessary amount of enzymes. Thus, as a rule, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency manifests itself at a late stage; nevertheless, it can develop into a clinically significant problem, but one which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 389599202X
• ISBN13: 9783895992025
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: UNI-MED Verlag AG
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 9.4"