Portal Vein
"Portal Vein" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A short thick vein formed by union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein.
| Descriptor ID |
D011169
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.908.670.567
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| Concept/Terms |
Portal Vein- Portal Vein
- Portal Veins
- Vein, Portal
- Veins, Portal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Portal Vein" by people in Profiles.
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Chen W, Rodriguez-Davalos MI, Facciuto ME, Rachlin S. Experience with duplex sonographic evaluation of meso-rex bypass in extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. J Ultrasound Med. 2011 Mar; 30(3):403-9.
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Lunn JJ, Murray MJ, Rorie DK. Endotoxin does not directly alter norepinephrine release or vasoactivity in dog pulmonary artery and portal vein. Crit Care Med. 1990 Dec; 18(12):1408-12.
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Nath RG, Lokhandwala MF, McCalden TA. Evidence for presynaptic dopaminergic inhibition of noradrenergic transmission in the rat portal vein. Proc West Pharmacol Soc. 1983; 26:377-9.
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Ljung B, Jandhyala B, Kjellstedt A. Angiotensin I converting enzyme activity in portal vein studied in normotensive rats and in models of primary and secondary hypertension. Acta Physiol Scand. 1981 Apr; 111(4):409-16.