Term Name: | canalicular bile acid transport |
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Definition: | Enables the transfer of bile acid from one side of a hepatocyte plasma membrane into a bile canaliculus. Bile canaliculi are the thin tubes formed by hepatocyte membranes. Bile acids are any of a group of steroid carboxylic acids occurring in bile, where they are present as the sodium salts of their amides with glycine or taurine. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0015722] QuickGO AmiGO |