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.

Type Organ
Système corporel Endocrine
Structure parente organ subunit
Nom latin hepatic acinus metabolic zone

Sous-structures

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

Questions fréquentes

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.

Structures associées

parenchyma of parathyroid gland parathyroid gland parenchyma renin-angiotensin system renin angiotensin aldosterone system adrenal cortex adrenal gland cortex secretory circumventricular organ endostyle hypopharyngeal groove secretion of endocrine pancreas endocrine pancreas secretion subcapsular region of liver liver subcapsular region parathyroid gland epithelial body

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.