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MeSH Heading: Hepatocytes
Tree Number(s): A11.436.348
Unique ID: D022781
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D022781
Scope Note: The main structural component of the LIVER. They are specialized EPITHELIAL CELLS that are organized into interconnected plates called lobules.
Entry Term(s): Hepatic Cells
NLM Classification #: WI 700
Previous Indexing: Liver (1966-2000)
Public MeSH Note: 2001
History Note: 2001
Date Established: 2001/01/01
Date of Entry: 2000/06/22
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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