| 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: | apical plasma membrane |
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| Definition: | The region of the plasma membrane located at the apical end of the cell. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0016324] QuickGO AmiGO |