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Enterohepatic Circulation MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Enterohepatic Circulation
Tree Number(s)
G03.312
Unique ID
D004764
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004764
Annotation
a metab concept, not a hemodynamic circ concept; bile-to-intestines-to-portal circ-to-liver-to-bile
Scope Note
Recycling through liver by excretion in bile, reabsorption from intestines (INTESTINAL REABSORPTION) into portal circulation, passage back into liver, and re-excretion in bile.
Entry Version
ENTEROHEPATIC CIRC
Entry Term(s)
Circulation, Enterohepatic
Entero-Hepatic Circulation
Previous Indexing
Bile (1966-1974)
Bile Acids and Salts (1966-1974)
Intestinal Absorption (1966-1974)
Intestines (1966-1974)
Intestine, Small (1966-1974)
Liver (1966-1974)
Liver Circulation (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note
75
History Note
75
Date Introduced
1975/09/01
Last Updated
2019/05/24
Enterohepatic Circulation Preferred
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