A venule that branches from the hepatic portal vein to transport nutrient-rich blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to supply the liver. The hepatic portal venule is tributary of the hepatic sinusoids. [ wikipedia:Liver_sinusoid ]
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Subclass of:
- liver blood vessel
- artery
- venule
- vessel supplies blood to some liver lobule
- part of some liver lobule
- part of some system
- tributary of some hepatic sinusoid
- connecting branch of some hepatic portal vein