Chapter 1.2
Liver and Biliary Tract Histology
Paulette Bioulac-Sage,
Brigitte Le Bail,
Charles Balabaud,
Paulette Bioulac-Sage
Search for more papers by this authorBrigitte Le Bail
Search for more papers by this authorCharles Balabaud
Search for more papers by this authorPaulette Bioulac-Sage,
Brigitte Le Bail,
Charles Balabaud,
Paulette Bioulac-Sage
Search for more papers by this authorBrigitte Le Bail
Search for more papers by this authorCharles Balabaud
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Juan Rodés MD,
Jean-Pierre Benhamou MD,
Andres T. Blei MD,
Jürg Reichen MD,
Mario Rizzetto MD,
Juan Rodés MD
Director General, Hospital Clinic; Professor of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorJean-Pierre Benhamou MD
Professor of Hepatology, Université Denis Diderot Paris 7, Assistance Publique — Hôpitaux de Paris and Inserm U773, Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJürg Reichen MD
Professor of Medicine, University of Bern; Chief of Hepatology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorMario Rizzetto MD
Professor of Gastroenterology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter contains section titled:
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General Features
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The Functional Unit of the Liver
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Sinusoids
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The Disse Space
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Microcirculation
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The Hepatic Artery
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Lymphatics
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Nerves
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Functional Aspects of Liver Morphology
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The Biliary Tract
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