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bile canaliculus

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An intercellular channel that takes up bile from hepatocytes, transporting it to the bile ducts. [ MP:0008991 ]

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Term information

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Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

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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

bile capillary

bile canaliculi

biliary canaliculus

id

UBERON:0001283

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]