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Portal vein structure

Known as: vena porta, Portal venous tree (organ part), Portal venous tree organ part 
A short thick trunk vein that transports blood containing the absorbed products of digestion from the intestine directly to the liver.
National Institutes of Health

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Abdominal CavityBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyCDISC SEND Biospecimens Terminology

Broader (3)

LiverVeinsmajor vein

Narrower (6)

Main portal venous trunkPatent Ductus VenosusPortal Vein, Cavernous Transformation OfSplenoportal Vascular Anomalies

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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt: diagnosis by color Doppler imaging.
Intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt is a rare clinical entity; only 33 such cases have been reported. It may be congenital… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Dual regulation of cation‐selective channels by muscarinic and alpha 1‐adrenergic receptors in the rabbit portal vein.
1. The excitatory actions of phenylephrine (Phe) and acetylcholine (ACh) on the smooth muscle of rabbit portal vein were… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Intracellular bile acid transport in rat liver as visualized by electron microscope autoradiography using a bile acid analogue.
The role of hepatocyte organelles in the intracellular transport and secretion of conjugated bile acids has not been defined… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Venous abnormalities in portal hypertension demonstrated by CT.
A total of 30 patients with portal hypertension examined by computed tomography (CT) was reviewed for identification of… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Hepatic versus cerebral origin of stimulus for feeding induced by 2-deoxy-d-glucose in rats.
Intravenous administration of 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG), a competitive inhibitor of glucose utilization, increased the food intake… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Insulin removal by isolated perfused rat liver.
Removal of unlabeled insulin was studied in the perfused rat liver. Insulin removal followed first-order kinetics over the range… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Gray scale ultrasonic angiography of the upper abdomen.
Because of the limited resolution of conventional ultrasonic B-scanning units, visualization of normal vascular anatomy in the… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Roentgenologic demonstration of spontaneous reversal of portal blood flow in cirrhosis and primary carcinoma of the liver.
Angiographic studies were carried out on 49 cases of liver cirrhosis and 47 cases of primary liver cell carcinoma.An unequivocal… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Stimulation of Insulin Secretion by Pancreozymin
The peripheral injection of pancreozymin in dogs at doses greater than one-eighth dog unit/kg, has been shown to produce an… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Effect upon Insulin Secretion of Physiologic Doses of Glucagon Administered via the Portal Vein
Rapid endoportal injections of glucagon in a dose (1 μg.) which does not elevate thearterial glucagon concentration beyond the… 
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