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Microcirculation of the Liver, with Special Reference to the Peribiliary Portal System

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Basic and Clinical Hepatology

Part of the book series: Developments in Gastroenterology ((DIGA,volume 2))

Abstract

Methods have been developed for making an injection replica for visualization of minute vessels by scanning electron microscopy. These methods have been useful for producing clear three-dimensional images of the vasculature of many organs, including the liver [1–3]. This chapter briefly describes the method and reviews the liver findings in man and in monkey and some other animals [4–6]. Emphasis will be placed on the peribiliary plexus and its connecting vessels. This plexus may have special functional significance in the control of liver microcirculation and bile secretory activity.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 289, I-00161, Rome, Italy

    Pietro M. Motta M.D., Ph.D

  2. Department of Anatomy, Medical College of Ohio, C.S. 10008, Toledo, Ohio, 43699, USA

    Liberato J. A. DiDio M.D., D.Sc., Ph.D

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Ohtani, O., Murakami, T., Jones, A.L. (1982). Microcirculation of the Liver, with Special Reference to the Peribiliary Portal System. In: Motta, P.M., DiDio, L.J.A. (eds) Basic and Clinical Hepatology. Developments in Gastroenterology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8216-1_6

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