loading...| Preferred Name |
bile canaliculus |
| Synonyms |
biliary canaliculus bile capillary bile canaliculi |
| Definitions |
An intercellular channel that takes up bile from hepatocytes, transporting it to the bile ducts. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001283 |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C32202 SCTID:270023005 UMLS:C0005393 TAO:0005163 Wikipedia:Bile_canaliculus FMA:17547 MESH:D001648 BTO:0002841 MA:0002495 EMAPA:36534 ZFA:0005163 |
| definition |
An intercellular channel that takes up bile from hepatocytes, transporting it to the bile ducts. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Gray1094.png |
| function_notes |
conducts the flow of bile countercurrent to the direction of portal blood flow and connects with the canal of Hering[DOI:10.1002/cphy.c120027] |
| has related synonym |
biliary canaliculus bile capillary bile canaliculi |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0001283 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim |
| label |
bile canaliculus |
| notation |
UBERON:0001283 |
| part_of |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002394 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001172 |
| prefLabel |
bile canaliculus |
| structure_notes |
The bile canaliculi merge and form bile ductules, which eventually become common hepatic duct. Hepatocytes are polyhedral in shape, therefore having no set shape or design. They have surfaces facing the sinusoids, (called sinusoidal faces) and surfaces which contact other hepatocytes, (called lateral faces). Bile canaliculi are formed by grooves on some of the lateral faces of these hepatocytes. Microvilli are present in the canaliculi but are sparse. [WP] |
| treeView |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002394 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001172 |
| subClassOf |