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==Histology==
 
==Histology==
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The avian liver has '''polyhedral''' and angular cells that are larger than mammal cells. The cells have a large, spherical nucleus and the base of the cell forms the wall of the sinusoid. The cell apices communicate with the '''bile canaliculi'''. They have a granular cytoplasm.
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*Larger cells than in mammals
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'''Liver cords''' form columns around the '''interlobular bile capillary'''. The cell arrangement is simpler than in mammals. The sinusoids anastamose freely. There are '''kupfer cells''' present. Fibres include, '''reticular fibres''' to support the liver cords and '''elastic fibres''' in the capsule and vessels.
 
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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
      
==Links==
 
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