hepatocyte
noun
he·pa·to·cyte
hi-ˈpa-tə-ˌsīt 
ˈhe-pə-tə-
ˈhe-pə-tə-
: an epithelial parenchymatous cell of the liver
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Uniquely present in liver cells (hepatocytes) and absorptive cells in the intestinal lining (enterocytes), SOAT2 has been studied extensively in relation to its role in the development of atherosclerosis or plaque buildup in the arteries.
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New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
Fibroblasts in nervous tissue, lymphocytes of the immune system, and hepatocytes in the liver all enter dormant, inactive, nondividing phases and reactivate later.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 5 June 2024
The not-so-supernatural process has cells called hepatocytes that split and proliferate in response to injury or loss.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
About half of all human hepatocytes are aneuploid, indicating that the backup-copy theory can’t be the whole story.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2014
More than a hundred years ago, biologists noticed that some hepatocytes (liver cells) were huge, swollen with two or more nuclei and bursting with chromosomes.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2014
Scientists have also discovered that hepatocytes, the metabolically active cells that constitute 80 percent of the liver, possess traits not seen in any other normal cells of the body.
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 12 June 2017
Adding to the liver’s repair protocol, Dr. Grompe of Oregon Health and Science University said, is the extreme plasticity of hepatocytes.
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 12 June 2017
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New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
Fibroblasts in nervous tissue, lymphocytes of the immune system, and hepatocytes in the liver all enter dormant, inactive, nondividing phases and reactivate later.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 5 June 2024
The not-so-supernatural process has cells called hepatocytes that split and proliferate in response to injury or loss.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
About half of all human hepatocytes are aneuploid, indicating that the backup-copy theory can’t be the whole story.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2014
More than a hundred years ago, biologists noticed that some hepatocytes (liver cells) were huge, swollen with two or more nuclei and bursting with chromosomes.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2014
Scientists have also discovered that hepatocytes, the metabolically active cells that constitute 80 percent of the liver, possess traits not seen in any other normal cells of the body.
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 12 June 2017
Adding to the liver’s repair protocol, Dr. Grompe of Oregon Health and Science University said, is the extreme plasticity of hepatocytes.
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 12 June 2017
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hepatocyte
noun
he·pa·to·cyte
hi-ˈpat-ə-ˌsīt
ˈhep-ət-ə-
ˈhep-ət-ə-
: any of the polygonal epithelial parenchymatous cells of the liver that secrete bile
called also hepatic cell, liver cell
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