The functional units of the liver including the lobules.
Comment:
[homology-note] "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]" xsd:string {date_retrieved="2012-09-17", external_class="VHOG:0000539", ontology="VHOG", source="DOI:10.1002/ar.20524 Hardman RC, Volz DC, Kullman SW, Hinton DE, An in vivo look at vertebrate liver architecture: three-dimensional reconstruction from Medaka (Oryzias latipes). The Anatomical Record (2007)", source="http://bgee.unil.ch/"}
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
hepatic parenchyma; liver parenchyme; parenchyma of liver