| 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: | morphogenesis of a polarized epithelium |
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| Synonyms: | epithelial polarization |
| Definition: | The morphogenetic process in which the anatomical structures of a polarized epithelium are generated and organized. A polarized epithelium is an epithelium where the epithelial sheet is oriented with respect to the planar axis. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0001738] QuickGO AmiGO |