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hepatic portal vein

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A portal vein that transports nutrients from the digestive tract to the liver[Kardong]. [ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3091300&group_id=76834&atid=1205376 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0073040584 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatic_portal_vein ]

Term info

Label

hepatic portal vein

Synonyms
  • hepatic portal tree
  • liver portal vein
  • portal vein of liver
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Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Gray591.png

has related synonym

portal vein, primary hepatic portal veins, primary hepatic portal vein, vena portae hepatis, HPV

homology notes

Adults of all vertebrates lose the vitelline veins and establish a single large hepatic portal vein (...) by the selective retention of parts of the left and right subintestinals and of several anastomoses that occur between them within and just posterior to the liver.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0001639

taxon notes

In humans A vein in the abdominal cavity that drains blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen. It is usually formed by the confluence of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins, and also receives blood from the inferior mesenteric, gastric, and cystic veins. The hepatic portal vein is a major component of the hepatic portal system, one of the main portal venous systems in the body. Conditions involving the hepatic portal vein cause considerable illness and death. An important example of such a condition is elevated blood pressure in the hepatic portal vein. This condition, called portal hypertension, is a major complication of cirrhosis worldwide. [WP,unvetted]

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