Growth and Maturation of the Pancreas.
Biology of the pancreas before birth (P.T. Sangild). Functional structure and growth of the pancreas in postnatal growing animals (R.J. Xu, T. Wang, S.H. Zhang). Pancreatic hormones (insulin and glucagon) in calves: ontogenetic changes and nutritional effects. (J. Blum, H. Hammon). The role of apoptosis in pancreatic development (J.L. Valverde Piedra, T. Studzinski). Pancreatic regeneration after tissue damage (A. Dembi?ski, S.J. Konturek).
Composition of the Pancreatic Juice.
Characteristics of in vivo and in vitro experimental models (S. Kato, T. Onaga, R. Zabielski, V. Lesniewska, P. Guilloteau). Water and electrolyte secretion, and antibacterial properties of the pancreatic juice (J.L. Valverde Piedra, T. Studzinski). Periodic pattern of secretion of pancreatic juice proteins in newborn calves demonstrated by SDS-page electrophoresis (V. Lesniewska, T. Poszaj, W. Barej, R. Zabielski).
Regulation of Pancreatic Secretion in Young Mammals.
Neurohormonal regulation of the exocrine pancreas during postnatal development (R. Zabielski, S. Naruse). Role of nitric oxide in the control of pancreatic secretion (J. Bilski, S.J. Konturek). Effects of age and food on exocrine pancreatic function and some regulatory aspects (I. Le Hu?rou-Luron, P Guilloteau). Mode of exocrine pancreatic function and regulation in pigs at weaning (S.G. Pierzynowski, J.F. Rehfeld, O. Olsen, S. Karlsson, B. Ahrn, M. Podgurniak, B.W. Karlsson, B.R. Westr?m). Feedback regulation of pancreatic secretion (T. Fushiki, S. Tsuzuki, S.G. Pierzynowski). Possible feedback mechanisms involved in exocrine pancreatic secretion in pigs and rat. (S.G. Pierzynowski, S. Jakob, K.H. Erlwanger, S. Tsuzuki, T. Fushiki, P.C. Gregory. J.A.M. Botermans, B.R. Westr?m). Phytohaemagglutinin stimulates pancreatic enzyme secretion in rats by a combination of cholecystokinin- and noncholecystokinin-linked pathway (A. Pusztai).
Pancreas, Nutrition, and Animal Growth.
Appetite regulation and pancreas (C. Erlanson-Albertsson). Role of the endocrine pancreas in animal metabolism, growth and performance (S.S. Donkin). Feed protein and exocrine pancreatic secretion in monogastric animals (T. Zebrowksa). The contribution of exocrine pancreatic secretions to fat digestion (V.M. Gabert, M.S. Hedemann). Carbohydrates and exocrine pancreatic secretions in pigs (S. Jakob, R. Mosenthin, W.C. Sauer). Anti-nutritional factors and exocrine pancreatic secretions in pigs (W.C. Sauer, R. Mosenthin). Growth and digestion in pancreatic duct ligated pigs. Effect of enzyme supplementation (P.C. Gregory, R. Tabeling, J. Kamphues). The exocrine pancreas in pig growth and performance (J.A.M. Botermans, J. Svendsen, L. S. Svendsen, S.G. Pierzynowski).
Species-related Specificity of Pancreatic Function.
Exocrine pancreatic functions of carnivores (R.K. Buddington, A. J. Lepine). Characteristics of pancreatic exocrine secretion in herbivores (E. Harada, T. Takeuchi). Characteristics of pancreatic function in fish (A. Krogdahl, A. Sundby).
