| 1. | Ultimately these veins drain into the splenic or superior mesenteric vein.
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| 2. | The portal vein is formed when the splenic vein joins the superior mesenteric vein.
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| 3. | The superior mesenteric vein drains blood from the small intestine, large intestine, stomach, pancreas and appendix.
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| 4. | As adults, they make their way to the inferior mesenteric vein and mate, producing thousands of eggs.
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| 5. | The superior mesenteric artery lies to the left of the similarly named vein, the superior mesenteric vein.
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| 6. | Occasionally, the portal vein also directly communicates with the inferior mesenteric vein, although this is highly variable.
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| 7. | Thrombosis of the superior mesenteric vein can cause mesenteric ischemia also known as " ischemic bowel ".
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| 8. | In most individuals, the portal vein is formed by the union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein.
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| 9. | Catechin is absorbed into intestinal cells and metabolized extensively because no native catechin can be detected in plasma from the mesenteric vein.
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| 10. | Additional NK3R receptors have also been found in various other places in the body including : uterus, mesenteric vein, gut neurons, and placenta.
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