Artificial pancreas may refer to any of the various technologies that seek to replicate the endocrine functions of the pancreas:
- Automated insulin delivery systems, the most common meaning of "artificial pancreas" as diabetes mellitus is the most common disease of pancreatic dysfunction
- Pancreatic islet cell replacement technologies, including those designed to eliminate the requirement for immunosuppression in patients who receive islet cell transplants
- Automated glucose clamps
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