| bile |
A fluid made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile is excreted into the small intestine, where it helps digest fat.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| bile canaliculi |
fine tubular canals running between liver cells, throughout the parenchyma, usually occurring singly between each adjacent pair of cells, and forming a three-dimensional network of polyhedral meshes, with a single cell in each mesh. Called also bile capillaries.
Ãâó: www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_conte...
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| bile |
a yellow-green liquid produced in the liver whose function is to remove waste from the liver and break down fats as food is digested
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_b.asp
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| bile canaliculi |
Tiny channels on the surface of liver cells that collect the bile that they produce.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrm/journal/v6/n3/glossary/nrm1593_...
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| bile acids |
Certain compounds produced by the liver, bound to amino acids, and excreted in the bile to aid in the digestion of fats.
Ãâó: www.peteducation.com/dict_alpha_listing.cfm
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