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Portal System  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • A system of vessels in which blood, after passing through one CAPILLARY BED, is conveyed through a second set of capillaries before it returns to the systemic circulation. It pertains especially to the hepatic portal system.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011168

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