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branched duct epithelial cell
hepatoblast
cholangiocyte
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.
FMA:86481
epithelial cell of bile duct
bicarbonate transmembrane transporter activity
bile acid secretion
bile duct
endoderm-derived structure