| ZFIN ID: ZDB-ANAT-050711-6 | OBO ID: ZFA:0001249 |
| Name: | exocrine pancreas | Search: | |
| Definition: | The exocrine pancreas is composed of acinar epithelial cells and ductal epithelium that manufacture the proteolytic enzymes and bicarbonate required for digestion. |
| Appears at | Evident until |
| Hatching:Long-pec (48.0h-60.0h) | Adult |
| Relationships (about) | |
| develops from: | anterior pancreatic bud |
| is part of: | pancreas |
| is a type of: | multi-tissue structure |