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Hepatocyte

Hepatocyte

Hepatocytes are the main working cells of the liver and carry out many chemical tasks for the body.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000182View source record ↗

Overview

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Hepatocytes are the main working cells of the liver and carry out many chemical tasks for the body.

Quick Facts

AT A GLANCE
Body systemMetabolism & Energy
Typical locationLiver tissue
Lineage / classLiver parenchymal cell
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000182

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeEpithelial Cellincludes
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Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Hepatocyte · Cell type
Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Hepatocyte · Cell type
Hepatocyte · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type

Recommended Reading

Trusted references for learning more about Hepatocyte.

databaseCell Ontology (CL)OBO Foundry · European Bioinformatics Institute Ontology Lookup Service
Research Claims

Hepatocyte is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000182).