Lamprey biliary atresia: first model system for the human condition?
Degeneration of the bile ducts and gallbladder occurs during metamorphosis of the lamprey. Morphological aspects of this process suggest a similarity to human biliary atresia.
D000818:Animals; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005399:Fishes / Q000254:growth & development; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D007798:Lampreys / Q000254:growth & development; D008675:Metamorphosis, Biological