Tutorial Review for Understanding of Cholangiopathy

The biliary tree consists of intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts and is lined by biliary epithelial cells (or cholangiocytes). There are also peribiliary glands around the intrahepatic large bile ducts and extrahepatic bile ducts. The biliary tree is a conduit of bile secreted by hepatocytes an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yasuni Nakanuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/547840