The functional units of the liver including the lobules. [ MP:0008986 ]
Synonyms: parenchyma of liver liver parenchyme hepatic parenchyma
Term information
- EHDAA2:0001004
- UMLS:C0736268
- SCTID:363535004
- AAO:0010405
- XAO:0000454
- FMA:17540
- VHOG:0000539
- EMAPA:17203
- MA:0000366
- EHDAA:2201
- NCIT:C32735
pheno_slim
the (liver) tubular structure (dual layered parenchyma) appears to be conserved among all embryonic vertebrates (...) it is not unlikely that all vertebrate livers share the same fundamental functional unit.[well established][VHOG]
Term relations
- endoderm-derived structure
- parenchyma
- part of some liver
- develops from some hepatic diverticulum
- contributes to morphology of some liver