Pancreatic Stellate Cells

Synonyms

Cell, Pancreatic Stellate

Cells, Pancreatic Stellate

Pancreatic Stellate Cell

Stellate Cell, Pancreatic

Stellate Cells, Pancreatic

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.