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Structure of bile canaliculus

Known as: Bile Canaliculi, Canaliculi, Bile, Bile Canaliculus 
A thin tube within the liver that collect bile secreted by hepatocytes. Many canaliculi come together to form bile ductules that ultimately form the… 
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Bile duct structureBiliary tract structureBlood supply aspectsHepatic lamina

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Hepatic lobuleInterstitial spaceIntrahepatic biliary treeLiver

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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
3-D coculture of hepatic sinusoidal cells with primary hepatocytes-design of an organotypical model.
Models for cocultures of parenchymal (PC) and nonparenchymal cells (NPC) of the liver relied on mixing the cells in a two… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Integration of transplanted hepatocytes into host liver plates demonstrated with dipeptidyl peptidase IV-deficient rats.
To analyze mechanisms of liver repopulation, we transplanted normal hepatocytes into syngeneic rats deficient in dipeptidyl… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Cultivation of adult rat hepatocytes on 3T3 cells: expression of various liver differentiated functions.
Adult rat hepatocytes were maintained in culture for at least 1 month without losing the expression of their differentiated… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Ca2+ causes active contraction of bile canaliculi: direct evidence from microinjection studies.
Cytoplasmic microinjection of Ca2+ triggers contraction of bile canaliculi in freshly isolated monolayer cultures of rat… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Phalloidin-induced cholestasis: a microfilament-mediated change in junctional complex permeability.
Phalloidin, administered to male rats for 7 days (500 microgram per kg/day), increased the mean hepatic content of filamentous… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
The transport by hepatocytes of immunoglobulin A from blood to bile visualized by autoradiography and electron microscopy.
Polymeric myeloma IgA, labelled with 125I, was injected intravenously into rats that were killed 5, 30, or 60 min later and the… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Adult rat hepatocytes in primary monolayer culture. Ultrastructural characteristics of intercellular contacts and cell membrane differentiations
Primary monolayer cultures were obtained in 60-mm petri dishes by incubating 3 X 10(6) isolated hepatocytes at 37 degrees C in… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Ultrastructural localization of actin-like filaments in rat hepatocytes.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
PLASMA MEMBRANES OF THE RAT LIVER
A method is described for the rapid isolation of a plasma membrane fraction containing a high concentration of intact bile… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
CYTOCHEMICAL AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDIES OF RAT LIVER WITH REDUCED CAPACITY TO TRANSPORT CONJUGATED BILIRUBIN
Although the livers of rats treated with agents known to suppress bilirubin transport appeared relatively normal on routine… 
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