Definition of "hepatocytes" [hepatocytes]

• Plural form of hepatocyte. (noun)

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• "They then introduced one type of liver cells called hepatocytes which successfully repopulated the scaffold."
• "Thanks to new mouse models they engineered, the EMBL scientists have been able to selectively shut down IRP function in specific cell types such as hepatocytes, liver cells that carry out multiple vital metabolic functions."
• "Isolation, MHC expression and function of isolated fetal hepatocytes from fetal livers preserved in UW solution."