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Structure of hepatic acinus

Known as: Hepatic acinus, Liver Acinus, Portal acinus 
The smallest functional unit of the liver, comprising all of the liver parenchyma supplied by a terminal branch of the portal vein and hepatic artery… (More)

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Hepatic laminaPortal triadStructure of hepatic sinusoid
Hepatic lobuleHepatobiliary SystemLiverLiver Acinus Zone 1
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Portal lobule

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2005
2005
Ultrastructural zonal heterogeneity of hepatocytes and mitochondria within the hepatic acinus during liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION Partial hepatectomy (70%) induces cell proliferation until the original mass of the liver is restored. In… (More)
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2001
2001
Expression of CYP27A, a gene encoding a vitamin D-25 hydroxylase in human liver and kidney.
Vitamin D3 (D3) is not active but must be hydroxylated at C-25 in liver before acquiring its hormonal potential in the kidney… (More)
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1999
1999
4-Hydroxynonenal and malondialdehyde hepatic protein adducts in rats treated with carbon tetrachloride: immunochemical detection and lobular localization.
The metabolism of CCl(4) initiates the peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids producing alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes… (More)
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1992
1992
Connexins and glucagon receptors during development of rat hepatic acinus.
Levels (by immunoblotting) and cell distribution (by immunofluorescence) of connexins (Cxs) and glucagon receptors (GRs) were… (More)
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1989
1989
Acinar heterogeneity of fatty acid binding protein expression in the livers of male, female and clofibrate-treated rats.
Liver fatty acid binding protein may play a role in the intracellular transport and compartmentation of long-chain fatty acid… (More)
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1988
1988
Demonstration by in situ hybridization of the zonal modulation of rat liver cytochrome P-450b and P-450e gene expression after phenobarbital.
The various physiological processes that constitute liver function are compartmentalized within the hepatic acinus. The molecular… (More)
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1979
1979
Quantitative morphology of the sinusoids of the hepatic acinus. Quantimet analysis of rat liver.
 
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1979
1979
Microphotometric determination of enzyme activities in cryostat sections by the gel film technique.
Use of the gel film technique in microphotometric determinations of enzyme activity is described. The microscope photometer is… (More)
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1978
1978
Bromobenzene-induced zonal necrosis in the hepatic acinus.
The time course and acinar distribution of bromobenzene-induced hepatic necrosis was studied in the rat. Cellular damage, lipid… (More)
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1962
Highly Cited
1962
A morphologic study of deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis and cell proliferation in regenerating rat liver; autoradiography with thymidine-H3.
raphy. Appreciable numbers of hepatocytes began to synthesize DNA between 12 and 18 hours after partial hepatectomy, the number… (More)
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