| Name: | cholangiocyte |
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| Synonyms: | bile duct cells, epithelial cell of bile duct |
| Definition: | An epithelial cell that is part of the bile duct. Cholangiocytes contribute to bile secretion via net release of bicarbonate and water. They are cuboidal epithelium in the small interlobular bile ducts, but become columnar and mucus secreting in larger bile ducts approaching the porta hepatis and the extrahepatic ducts. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009397] |
| Name: | cell redox homeostasis |
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| Synonyms: | regulation of cell redox homeostasis, regulation of redox homeostasis |
| Definition: | Any process that maintains the redox environment of a cell or compartment within a cell. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0045454] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | disrupted |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being interrupted of its normal course. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001507] |