The functional unit of the liver, consisting of a mass of hepatocytes from adjacent liver lobules aligned around the hepatic arterioles and portal venules just as they anastomose into sinusoids. [ http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/liver/histo_acinus.html http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: portal acinus liver acinus
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- endoderm-derived structure
- acinus of exocrine gland
- overlaps some liver lobule
- part of some liver parenchyma
- overlaps some portal lobule