hepatocyte
The main structural component of the liver. They are specialized epithelial cells that are organized into interconnected plates called lobules. Majority of cell population of liver, polygonal in shape, arranged in plates or trabeculae between sinusoids; may have single nucleus or binucleated. [ MESH:D022781 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatocyte GOC:tfm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19717280 http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0412046911&isbn=1/ ]
Term info
- FMA:14515
- BTO:0000575
- CALOHA:TS-0454
human_reference_atlas
Hepatocytes are reportedly MHC Class I-positive and MHC Class II-positive.
Hepatocyte
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- endopolyploid cell
- somatic cell
- anatomical entity
- epithelial cell
- part of some liver
- capable of some bile acid biosynthetic process
- develops from some hepatoblast
- capable of some detoxification