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hepatic acinus
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Term info
Label
hepatic 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.
has exact synonym
portal acinus, liver acinus
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0001172
imported from
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
Term relations
Subclass of:
- acinus of exocrine gland
- overlaps some liver lobule
- part of some liver parenchyma
- overlaps some portal lobule
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