Liver Tension Lipidosis

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  • common in cattle and horses
  • discrete, pale areas of parenchyma at the liver margins
  • affected hepatocytes probably accumulate fat within their cytoplasm (lipidosis) as a consequence of interrupted blood supply and thus hypoxia
  • these lesions are of no functional significance to the liver
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