| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:artery 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:hepatic_portal_vein 
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                                | gptkbp:arterialCounterpart | gptkb:hepatic_artery 
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                                | gptkbp:associatedWith | cirrhosis ascites
 portal vein thrombosis
 
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                                | gptkbp:carriesBloodFrom | gptkb:gallbladder gastrointestinal tract
 spleen
 pancreas
 
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                                | gptkbp:carriesBloodTo | liver 
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                                | gptkbp:diameter | about 1.2 cm 
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                                | gptkbp:drainedBy | gptkb:gallbladder spleen
 pancreas
 abdominal part of alimentary tract
 
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                                | gptkbp:firstDescribed | Galen 
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                                | gptkbp:formedBy | gptkb:splenic_vein gptkb:superior_mesenteric_vein
 
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                                | gptkbp:function | transports nutrient-rich blood to liver 
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                                | gptkbp:length | about 8 cm 
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                                | gptkbp:location | abdomen 
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                                | gptkbp:partOf | gptkb:hepatic_portal_system 
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                                | gptkbp:photographed | gptkb:CT_scan MRI
 ultrasound
 
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                                | gptkbp:scientificName | gptkb:vena_portae_hepatis 
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                                | gptkbp:significance | portal hypertension 
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                                | gptkbp:supplies | gptkb:liver_sinusoids 
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                                | gptkbp:tributaryOf | gptkb:cystic_vein gptkb:inferior_mesenteric_vein
 gptkb:left_gastric_vein
 gptkb:paraumbilical_veins
 gptkb:right_gastric_vein
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:magnetic_resonance_angiography_(MRA) 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | portal vein 
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