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endothelial cell of hepatic sinusoid

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An endothelial cell that is part of the hepatic sinusoid. These cells possess flattened areas containing perforations about 0.1 micrometers in diameter, known as fenestrae. The fenestrae are arranged in groups known as sieve plates. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3926620 ]

Term info

Label

endothelial cell of hepatic sinusoid

Synonyms
  • LSEC
  • endotheliocyte of hepatic sinusoid
  • liver sinusoidal endothelial cell
database cross reference
Subsets

human_reference_atlas

RO 0002175

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606