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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.
Other names
Stellate Cells, Pancreatic; Stellate Cell, Pancreatic; Pancreatic Stellate Cell; Cells, Pancreatic Stellate; Cell, Pancreatic Stellate