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The liver is a large organ with 8 segments, each of which has its own blood supply and bile ducts. Portal tracts each contain a portal vein, hepatic artery and a bile duct. Liver plates are one cell thick and the presence of thicker plates is a sign of liver cell regeneration or proliferation.
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O’Neil, M., Damjanov, I., Taylor, R.M. (2015). Normal Liver. In: Liver Pathology for Clinicians. Pathology for Clinicians. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20080-4_1
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