Chemicals and Drugs

Pancreatic Extracts

Extracts prepared from pancreatic tissue that may contain the pancreatic enzymes or other specific uncharacterized factors or proteins with specific activities. PANCREATIN is a specific extract containing digestive enzymes and used to treat pancreatic insufficiency.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Extracts prepared from pancreatic tissue that may contain the pancreatic enzymes or other specific uncharacterized factors or proteins with specific activities. PANCREATIN is a specific extract containing digestive enzymes and used to treat pancreatic insufficiency.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Pancreatic Extract
  • Pancreatic Tissue Extract
  • Pancreatic Tissue Extracts
  • Extract, Pancreatic
  • Extract, Pancreatic Tissue
  • Extracts, Pancreatic
  • Extracts, Pancreatic Tissue
  • Tissue Extract, Pancreatic
  • Tissue Extracts, Pancreatic

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28 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with chemical substances "extracted" from the pancreas, as "peptides extracted from the pancreas" (= PEPTIDES /anal + PANCREAS /chem)

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  1. D20.777.500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pancreatic Extracts. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010184. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010184
  2. Pancreatic Extracts. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76719737