Hepatocytes articles from across Nature Portfolio Hepatocytes are specialized epithelial cells that are the main cell type of the liver and constitute over two-thirds of its mass. Hepatocytes are ...

Centrilobular opacities on HRCT are characteristically a few millimeters away from the pleura, interlobular septa, and large vessels.

The centrilobular nodules of this patient had unique characteristics that differentiated them from other diseases: they had ground-glass attenuation, imprecise contours, and central foci of ...

Aims: At present, clinical success of hepatocyte transplantation as an alternative to whole liver transplantation is hampered by the limited availability of suitable donor organs for the isolation of ...

Objective Fibroblast growth factors (Fgfs) are key orchestrators of development, and a role of Fgfs in tissue repair is emerging. Here we studied the consequences of inducible loss of Fgf receptor ...

Panlobular emphysema affects the area of the lungs where gases are exchanged. It causes severe symptoms, but treatment can help.

Primary hepatocytes from wild-type (WT), liver-specific FoxO1 knock out (FKO), and FoxO1-S273D knock-in (KI) mice were isolated, cultured, and treated with EGCG and/or glucagon. Our data showed the ...