mesenteric vein
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005617
A vein that returns blood from the intestines. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesenteric_vein MESH:A07.231.908.670.385 ]
Term info
- SCTID:304045008
- MA:0002177
- BTO:0002781
- Wikipedia:Mesenteric_vein
- EHDAA:4442
- EMAPA:17348
- MESH:D008642
- NCIT:C53055
- UMLS:C0025473 (ncithesaurus:Mesenteric_Vein)
- RETIRED_EHDAA2:0001125
In humans the inferior mesenteric vein empties into the splenic vein, the superior mesenteric vein joins the splenic vein to form the portal vein
intestinal vein
uberon
UBERON:0005617