Phenomena and Processes

Enterohepatic Circulation

Recycling through liver by excretion in bile, reabsorption from intestines (INTESTINAL REABSORPTION) into portal circulation, passage back into liver, and re-excretion in bile.

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Abstract

Recycling through liver by excretion in bile, reabsorption from intestines (INTESTINAL REABSORPTION) into portal circulation, passage back into liver, and re-excretion in bile.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Circulation, Enterohepatic
  • Entero-Hepatic Circulation
  • Circulation, Entero-Hepatic
  • Circulations, Entero-Hepatic
  • Circulations, Enterohepatic
  • Entero Hepatic Circulation
  • Entero-Hepatic Circulations
  • Enterohepatic Circulations

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

a metab concept, not a hemodynamic circ concept; bile-to-intestines-to-portal circ-to-liver-to-bile

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History Note

75

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Previous Indexing

  • Bile (1966-1974)
  • Bile Acids and Salts (1966-1974)
  • Intestinal Absorption (1966-1974)
  • Intestine, Small (1966-1974)
  • Intestines (1966-1974)
  • Liver (1966-1974)
  • Liver Circulation (1966-1974)

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  1. G03w.312w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Enterohepatic Circulation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004764. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004764
  2. Enterohepatic Circulation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterohepatic_circulation
  3. Enterohepatic Circulation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1344633