portal vein
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of portal vein
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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In healthy mice, the team detected 111 metabolites enriched in the hepatic portal vein and 74 in peripheral blood.
From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025
This contrast suggests that genetic background plays a central role in shaping which metabolites appear in the hepatic portal vein.
From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025
Osaka University researchers discovered liver resident macrophages' pivotal role in defending against gut bacteria and related substances entering via the portal vein, particularly under compromised intestinal barrier conditions.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024
The hepatic portal vein delivers materials from these digestive and circulatory organs directly to the liver for processing.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
In brief, blood is brought to the liver and distributed through its substance by two distinct channels,--the portal vein and the hepatic artery, but it leaves the liver by one distinct channel,--the hepatic vein.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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