Liver sinusoid
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| Liver sinusoid | |
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| Sinusoid of a rat liver with fenestrated endothelial cells. Fenestrae are approx 100 nm diameter, and the sinusoidal width 5 µm. | |
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| Basic liver structure | |
| Latin | vas sinusoideum |
| Code | TH H3.04.05.0.00014 |
A liver sinusoid is a type of sinusoidal blood vessel (with fenestrated, discontinuous endothelium) that serves as a location for the oxygen-rich blood from the hepatic artery and the nutrient-rich blood from the portal vein.[1]
Hepatocytes are separated from the sinusoids by the space of Disse. Kupffer cells are located inside the sinusoids and can take up and destroy foreign material such as bacteria.
[edit] Additional images
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Human liver sinusoid
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A single lobule of the liver of a pig. X 60.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- UIUC Histology Subject 589
- Histology at BU 15504loa - "Liver, Gall Bladder, and Pancreas: liver, classic lobule"
- Histology at BU 22103loa - "Ultrastructure of the Cell: hepatocytes and sinusoids, sinusoid and space of Disse"
- Histology at anhb.uwa.edu.au
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