| Term: | hepatic sinusoid carbon black nanoparticle |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | hepatic sinusoid |
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| Synonyms: | hepatic sinusoids |
| Definition: | Wide thin-walled blood vessels in the liver. The terminal branches of the hepatic portal vein and hepatic artery empty into the sinusoids where the blood mixes. In mammals they have neither venous or arterial markers. Sinusoids are scattered throughout the parenchyma and appear small and round. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005091] |
| Name: | carbon black nanoparticle |
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| Synonyms: | carbon black nanoparticles |
| Definition: | Any form of carbon black which has a particle size of less than 100 nm in each dimension. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:133602] ( EBI ) |