Definition of "hepatocyte" [hepatocyte]

• A parenchymal cell of the liver. (noun)

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• "Blood flow and hepatocyte function in the liver are impaired enough to "cause death" and birds "fast for a period of 3 days or longer" if force feeding is stopped "indicating that ducks have been fed beyond the point of satiety" according to the AVMA's own fact sheets."
• "Adipocyte-derived basement membrane extract with biological activity: applications in hepatocyte functional augmentation in vitro"
• "Of these, two clones could be differentiated into neuron -, adipocyte - or hepatocyte-like cells under certain culture conditions."