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- noun Plural form of
hepatocyte .
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Examples
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They then introduced one type of liver cells called hepatocytes which successfully repopulated the scaffold.
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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.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Since iron is rapidly cleared from the plasma and taken up by hepatocytes, a serum iron (SI) level and total iron binding capacity (TIBC) determination should be drawntwo tofour hours after ingestion. 3 Serum iron levels drawn aftersix hours may be misleadingly low.
Iron Poisoning 2010
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Isolation, MHC expression and function of isolated fetal hepatocytes from fetal livers preserved in UW solution.
Fetal Stem Cell Transplantation, In Utero Stemm Cell Publications 2010
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The focus of the first two weeks is on taking the load off the liver and encouraging it to dump fat droplets from the interior of the hepatocytes liver cells to improve its function.
6-Week Cure blog idea | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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If yew mixed up yor research notes awn hepatocytes wif yor notes awn finding yor father becawz dey both sed “Cell Research”.
I could - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Within 30 minutes of being introduced into the human host, they infect hepatocytes, multiplying asexually and asymptomatically for a period of 6 – 15 days.
Malaria 2008
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We believe that a plausible explanation for the ALT elevations in this study may be that the sudden increased supply of metabolic substrates, to the liver, in particular monosaccharides, caused an enzymatic induction in hepatocytes and hence that the normal leakage of
How the media disses low-carb diets II | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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For example, hepatocytes derived from cloned embryos with various genetic and disease backgrounds could be used for predicting liver toxicity of drug candidates.
Cloning Devolder, Katrien 2008
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It has a large blood flow and its hepatocytes (i.e., liver cells) contain proteins that bind to some chemicals, including toxicants.
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