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Hepatocyte

Known as: Hepatic Cell, Hepatocytes, Cell, Hepatic 
The main structural component of the LIVER. They are specialized EPITHELIAL CELLS that are organized into interconnected plates called lobules.
National Institutes of Health

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BCLC Stage A Hepatocellular CarcinomaBCLC Stage B Adult Hepatocellular CarcinomaBCLC Stage B Hepatocellular CarcinomaBCLC Stage C Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Hepatic Stellate CellsHepatic macrophageProtoplasm

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Liver regeneration.
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Highly efficient generation of human hepatocyte–like cells from induced pluripotent stem cells
There exists a worldwide shortage of donor livers available for orthotropic liver transplantation and hepatocyte transplantation… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Modulation of Hepatitis C Virus RNA Abundance by a Liver-Specific MicroRNA
MicroRNAs are small RNA molecules that regulate messenger RNA (mRNA) expression. MicroRNA 122 (miR-122) is specifically expressed… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
In vitro toxicity of nanoparticles in BRL 3A rat liver cells.
Review
2002
Review
2002
Results of a Prospective Study of Acute Liver Failure at 17 Tertiary Care Centers in the United States
Context Acute liver failure is a catastrophic condition affecting about 2000 persons in the United States each year. Contribution… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Treatment of the Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I with hepatocyte transplantation.
Crigler–Najjar syndrome type I is a recessively inherited disorder characterized by severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor-1α gene in maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY3)
THE disease non-insulin-dependent (type 2) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is characterized by abnormally high blood glucose resulting… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Molecular cloning and expression of human hepatocyte growth factor
HEPATOCYTE growth factor (HGF) is the most potent mitogen for mature parenchyma! hepatocytes in primary culture, and seems to be… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Functional specialization of different hepatocyte populations.
Hepatocytes from the periportal (afferent) and perivenous (efferent) zones of the liver parenchyma differ in their enzyme content… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Preparation of isolated rat liver cells.
  • P. Seglen
  • Methods in Cell Biology
  • 1976
  • Corpus ID: 36127351
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