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The Structure of Different Types of Liver Cells in Relation to Uptake and Exchange Processes

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The structural unit of the liver is classically named the liver lobule and is defined as a unit of parenchymal tissue characterized by peripheral branches of the portal vein and hepatic artery, and by a centrilobular branch of the hepatic vein, i.e. the central vein. The blood enters the lobule via the portal tracts through sinusoidal inlets and, after interaction with the parenchymal tissue during passage through the hepatic sinusoids, leaves the lobule through the central veins [Wisse and De Leeuw, 1984].

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    Albert Geerts, Luc Bouwens, Ronald De Zanger, Hans Van Bossuyt & Eddie Wisse

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Geerts, A., Bouwens, L., De Zanger, R., Van Bossuyt, H., Wisse, E. (1988). The Structure of Different Types of Liver Cells in Relation to Uptake and Exchange Processes. In: Gregoriadis, G., Poste, G. (eds) Targeting of Drugs. NATO ASI Series, vol 155. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5574-8_1

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