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hepatic acinus
- Term ID
- UBERON:0001172
- Synonyms
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- liver acinus
- portal acinus
- Definition
- The functional unit of the liver, consisting of a mass of hepatocytes from adjacent liver lobules aligned around the hepatic arterioles and portal venules just as they anastomose into sinusoids. (2)
- References
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- EMAPA:35497
- MA:0002496
- NCIT:C32992
- UMLS:C0227519
- http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0227519
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/272214009
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