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MeSH Heading: Portal Vein
Tree Number(s): A07.015.908.670.567
Unique ID: D011169
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011169
Scope Note: A short thick vein formed by union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein.
NLM Classification #: WI 720
See Also: Portography
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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