Changes in the mouse exocrine pancreas after pancreatic duct ligation: a qualitative and quantitative histological study.

Changes in the volumes of the pancreatic lobe, exocrine tissue, and interstitial tissue as well as relative total numbers of each cellular element in the organ after duct ligation were stereologically obtained using serial sections of the whole pancreas for correct evaluation of cell dynamics including the deletion and proliferation of the cells in the whole organ.