The pancreas is an organ in the mid-abdomen that secretes digestive fluids through the pancreatic duct into the small bowel.

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They simulated the human digestive process by subjecting the tissue to treatment with the same digestive fluids they would encounter in the intestinal tract.

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These fluids contain enzymes that break down food as part of the digestive process.

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