biliary canaliculus
bil·i·ar·y can·a·lic·u·lus
one of the intercellular channels, about 1 mcm or less in diameter, that occur between liver cells forming the first portion of the bile system.
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bil·i·ar·y can·a·lic·u·lus
(bil'ē-ār-ē kan-ă-lik'yŭ-lŭs) One of the intercellular channels, 1 mcm or smaller in diameter, which occur between liver cells forming the first portion of the bile system.
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(45) ABCB11 encodes an ABC transporter, BSEP (bile salt export pump), which is the principal transporter of amidated bile acids from hepatocytes into the
biliary canaliculus against a powerful concentration gradient.
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