loading...| Preferred Name |
bile canaliculus |
| Synonyms |
biliary canaliculus bile canaliculi bile capillary |
| 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 |
FMA:17547 TAO:0005163 UMLS:C0005393 NCIT:C32202 EMAPA:36534 ZFA:0005163 MA:0002495 MESH:D001648 BTO:0002841 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0005393 |
| 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_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
biliary canaliculus bile canaliculi bile capillary |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| subClassOf |