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*See [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology#Lymphatics|liver lymphatics]]

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==~~Histology==~~

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==[[Avian Liver - Histology|Histology]]==

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[[~~Image:~~Avian Liver ~~and Spleen.jpg~~|~~thumb|right|150px|Liver and Spleen (Avian)- Copyright Nottingham 2008~~]]

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*Polyhedral and angular cells

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*Larger cells than in mammals

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*Large, spherical nucleus

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*Base of cell forms a wall of the sinusoid

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*Cell apices communicate with the bile canaliculi

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*Granular cytoplasm

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*Liver cords form columns around the interlobular bile capillary. The cell arrangement is simpler than in mammals.

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*Sinusoids anastamose freely

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*Kupfer cells present

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*Reticular fibres support the liver cords

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*Elastic fibres in the capsule and vessels

==Gallbladder: Species Differences==

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