metabolic zone of liver

hepatic acinus metabolic zone

Any of the metabolic zones found in the liver. Liver tissue is heterogenous at the level of morphometry and histochemistry. This heterogeneity is linked to the position of a cell within the functional unit of the tissue, which, in turn, is related to the blood supply: cells located in the upstream zone differ from those in the downstream zone with respect to subcellular structures, key enzymes, translocators, and receptors and, therefore, have different metabolic capacities. This is the basis for 'metabolic zonation', a concept first proposed in mammals for carbohydrate metabolism and later expanded to include amino acid and ammonia metabolism, xenobiotic metabolism, protective metabolism, and formation of plasma proteins.

Typ Organ
Körpersystem Endocrine
Übergeordnete Struktur organ subunit
Lateinischer Name hepatic acinus metabolic zone

Unterstrukturen

hepatic acinus zone 1 Vessel hepatic acinus zone 3 Vessel hepatic acinus zone 2 Organ liver lobule periportal region Organ liver lobule centrilobular region Vessel liver lobule midzonal region Organ

Häufig gestellte Fragen

What is the metabolic zone of liver?
Any of the metabolic zones found in the liver. Liver tissue is heterogenous at the level of morphometry and histochemistry. This heterogeneity is linked to the position of a cell within the functional unit of the tissue, which, in turn, is related to the blood supply: cells located in the upstream z
What body system is the metabolic zone of liver part of?
The metabolic zone of liver is part of the Endocrine.
What is the Latin name for the metabolic zone of liver?
The Latin name for the metabolic zone of liver is hepatic acinus metabolic zone.

Verwandte Strukturen

vasculature of liver hepatic vascular element liver trabecula hepatic trabecula ligament of liver hepatic ligament capillary system of liver liver capillary endocrine pancreas endocrine pancreas parathyroid gland epithelial body adrenal cortex adrenal gland cortex liver parenchyma hepatic parenchyma

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