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The analysis identified 20 cell clusters, encompassing β cells, α cells, δ cells, PP cells, macrophages, endothelial cells, stellate cells, ductal cells, and acinar cells.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

Figure 17.18 Pancreas The pancreatic exocrine function involves the acinar cells secreting digestive enzymes that are transported into the small intestine by the pancreatic duct.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Figure 3.12 Pancreatic Cells' Enzyme Products The pancreatic acinar cells produce and secrete many enzymes that digest food.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

These acinar cells secrete enzyme-rich pancreatic juice into tiny merging ducts that form two dominant ducts.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Another study has shown that through the addition of proteins called transcription factors, another pancreatic cell type, called acinar cells, can become beta cells.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2012