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High magnification image of liver cells. The hepatocytes are arranged into cords separated by venous sinusoids. Within the sinusoids are erythrocytes and leukocytes. Also within sinusoids are Kupffer cells, which are phagocytic and participate in the removal of senile erythrocytes. The cytoplasm of the hepatocytes has many vacuoles, which are made more visible by the extraction of glycogen during paraffin processing. Canaliculi are small channels between hepatocytes, which transport bile made by the hepatocytes to the bile ducts of the portal triads. .Image from AF Wiechmann and CR Wirsig (2003) "Color Atlas of Xenopus laevis Histology", (page 40, Chapter 4, Gastrointestinal system: Figure 18). Copyright 2003. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Reproduced with kind permission from Springer Science & Business Media B.V. Image published in: Color Atlas of Xenopus laevis Histology Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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