endocrine/exocrine glands
• the ventral pancreas fails to form at E11.5 with the precursor cells reverting to an intestinal epithelial fate
• growth retardation of the dorsal epithelial bud is evident at E11.5
• the dorsal epithelial bud is significantly smaller at E12.5
• at E17.5, the dorsal pancreatic epithelium is a truncated, poorly branched, duct like structure without islet or acinar tissues
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