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The protein that keeps the pancreas from digesting itself
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The protein that keeps the pancreas from digesting itself

by Salk Institute Left: Healthy pancreas. Right: Extensive pancreatic scarring (purple) when ERR gamma is lost from acinar cells. Credit: Salk Institute Every day, your pancreas produces about one cup of digestive juices, a mixture of molecules that can break down the food you eat. But if these powerful molecules become activated before they make...