ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACINUS
New Latin, from Latin: grape, berry.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACINUS»
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Clinical Hepatology: Principles and Practice of ...
These cells are liver-associated large granulated lymphocytes, which correspond
to natural killer cells. Liver Acinus Based on the knowledge of hepatic
microcirculation, Rappaport's concept of the liver acinus as the functional liver
unit has ...
Acinus. In vivo observations on the hepatic microcirculation after injection of dyes
and the localization of ischemic damage in the hepatic parenchyma prompted
Rappaport et al. (1954) to propose the hepatic acinus as the smallest functional ...
Robert G. Meeks, Steadman Harrison, 1991
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Wheater's Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas
Human, H & E ×20 (d) Diagram of simple acinus (e) Diagram of shaped unit of
liver parenchyma centered on a portal tract. The acinus lies between two or more
terminal hepatic venules and blood flows from the portal tracts through the ...
Barbara Young (Ph. D.), 2006
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Fractals in Biology and Medicine: Volume IV
We carry out analytic and numerical computations of the oxygen current for fractal
, space-filling models of the acinus, based on morphological data of the acinus
and appropriate values for the transport constants, without adjustable parameters
...
Gabriele A. Losa, Danilo Merlini, Theo F. Nonnenmacher, 2006
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Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
Hepatic acinus. In recent years, the preferred structural and functional unit of the
liver is the hepatic acinus. Each hepatic acinus is an approximately oval mass
that includes portions of two neighboring hepatic lobules. The short axis of the ...
Gerard J. Tortora, Bryan H. Derrickson, 2008
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Medical Physiology: Principles for Clinical Medicine
Each subunit, called an acinus, is about 300 to 350 pm long and wide. In humans
, usually three acini occur together. The core of each acinus is supplied by a
single terminal portal venule; sinusoidal capillaries originate from this venule (Fig
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Rodney Rhoades, David R. Bell, 2009
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Treatise on Pulmonary Toxicology: Comparative Biology of the ...
Figure 2. Components of the acinus. This figure illustrates the components of the
acinus. These include the terminal bronchiole dividing the distal alveoli-alveolar
ducts into two or more ventilatory units and the respiratory bronchioles (RB).
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Hepatic Circulation: Physiology and Pathophysiology
The microvascular unit of the liver is the hepatic acinus (Figure 2.3). The acinus
represents a cluster of parenchymal cells approximately 2 mm in diameter. The
parenchymal cells are grouped around terminal branches of the hepatic arteriole
...
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A Dictionary of Entomology
DC usually comprise Epithelium of gland; PC and CC usually comprise Acinus (
secretory part) of a gland. DCs contain a cuticular lining. Secretory cells in duct of
cockroach Nauphoeta positioned near Acinus; secretory cells have not been ...
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Hepatology: Textbook and Atlas
5.3 Liver acinus The functional and microcirculatory hepatic unit forms the basis
for assessing the hepatic acinus (A.M. RAPPAPORT, 1954). (40-42) The portal
vascular bundle, with the terminal branches of the hepatic artery and portal vein ...
Erwin Kuntz, Hans-Dieter Kuntz, 2009
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACINUS»
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Par6G suppresses cell proliferation and is targeted by loss-of …
In MCF10A model, the mammary acinus-like structures develop and upon maturation enter quiescence in laminin-rich matrix. We identified 11 ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
Pitt drug discovery researchers receive grant to build 3-D liver model
The Pitt research team, along with additional collaborators, is creating models of the functional unit of the liver, called the acinus, using human ... «Medical Xpress, Sep 14»
Ultrafast Laser Systems Are Stepping Up to Meet Industry Needs
It shows the acinus of a meibomian gland, a special organ that produces meibum, an oily substance that prevents dehydration of the eye's tear film. The image ... «Photonics.com, Mar 14»
Lung maze modelled in 3D
... "How do gases and inhaled substances get there and do they accumulate in one or another acinus? How do they swirl around and clear out? «New Scientist, Oct 12»
A mammal lung, in 3-D: Researchers create model of mysterious …
There, any road leads to a cul-de-sac of sorts called the pulmonary acinus. This place looks like a bunch of grapes attached to a stem (acinus ... «Medical Xpress, Oct 12»
What is the function of the liver?
In each acinus, the liver cells (hepatocytes) are grouped into three zones that are anatomically related to the liver's blood supply and drainage. «Trinidad Guardian, Jun 12»
Ukraine Flu Outbreak: Virus Is a Mixture of H1N1 and Parainfluenza …
In the lungs there is a tiny structure – acinus, which looks like a bunch ... It envelops the acinus, and the person breathes in oxygen, but it is not ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Nov 09»
