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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.
Term:bile
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Definition:Vital aqueous secretion of the liver that is formed by hepatocytes and modified down stream by absorptive and secretory properties of the bile duct epithelium.
Comment:[function-note] "aids the process of digestion of lipids in the small intestine"; [function-note] "bile salts function to emulsify dietary fats and facilitate their intestinal absorption"; [function-note] "elimination of cholesterol"; [function-note] "major excretory route for potentially harmful exogenous lipophilic substances"; [function-note] "many hormones and pheromones are excreted in bile, and contribute to growth and development of the intestine in some species and provide attractants for the weaning of non-human vertebrates"; [function-note] "protects the organism from enteric infections by excreting immune globulin A (IgA), inflammatory cytokines, and stimulating the innate immune system in the intestine"; [taxon-note] "In many species, bile is stored in the gallbladder and upon eating is discharged into the duodenum."
Synonyms:related_synonym: fel;   gall
 xref: BTO:0000121;   CALOHA:TS-1172;   ENVO:02000023;   FMA:62971;   GAID:1157;   MA:0002513;   MESH:D001646;   NCI:C13192;   UMLS:C0005388;   Wikipedia:Bile;   ZFA:0005857;   galen:Bile


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    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        organism substance 0
          bodily fluid 0
            bile 0
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    anatomical entity 0
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        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              organism substance 0
                secretion of exocrine gland 0
                  bile 0
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