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