Hepatocytes

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"Hepatocytes
The hepatocytes are cells which comprise the liver parenchyma. They are its primary functional units. Each individual cell has the capacity for all functions. As a group, the hepatocytes perform a vast array of physiological tasks, all of which are necessary for the maintenance of biologic homeostasis.


In the normal adult liver, it has been estimated that there are about 250 billion hepatocytes (1:xxix). Indeed, the liver is the largest visceral organ in mammals; in man, its weight is approximately 1.5 kilograms (8:8).


The development of the liver parenchyma starts from entodermal cells. These embryonic precursors grow into the mesenchyma of the septum transversum (8:8). The organ itself generally performs two..."

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