Hepatocyte

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  • noun. A parenchymal cell of the liver.
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  • noun. Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.
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    "Blood flow and hepatocyte function in the liver are impaired enough to "cause death" and birds "fast for a period of 3 days or longer" if force feeding is stopped "indicating that ducks have been fed beyond the point of satiety" according to the AVMA's own fact sheets."
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