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. 2021 Nov;75(5):1236-1238.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.04.016. Epub 2021 Aug 20.

The heterogeneity of the biliary tree

Iris E M de Jong  1 , Marius C van den Heuvel  2 , Rebecca G Wells  3 , Robert J Porte  4
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The heterogeneity of the biliary tree

Iris E M de Jong et al. J Hepatol. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

Keywords: Anatomy; Bile duct physiology; Biliary tree; Cholangiopathies; Embryology; Peribiliary glands.

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Conflict of interest The authors of this study have no conflicts of interest to declare. Please refer to the accompanying ICMJE disclosure forms for further details.

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