Canals of Hering

Canals of Hering
The canal of Hering, not labeled, leads to the bile ductule
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Identifiers
Latinductulus bilifer
Anatomical terminology

The canals of Hering, or intrahepatic bile ductules, are part of the outflow system of exocrine bile product from the liver. Liver stem cells are hypothesized to inhabit the canals.[1][2]

  1. ^ Oliva, Joan; French, Barbara A.; Qing, X.; French, Samuel W. (2010). "The identification of stem cells in human liver diseases and hepatocellular carcinoma". Experimental and Molecular Pathology. 88 (3). Elsevier BV: 331–340. doi:10.1016/j.yexmp.2010.01.003. ISSN 0014-4800. PMC 3593713.
  2. ^ De Alwis, Nimantha; Hudson, Gavin; Burt, Alastair D.; Day, Christopher P.; Chinnery, Patrick F. (2009-07-07). "Human liver stem cells originate from the canals of hering". Hepatology. 50 (3). Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health): 992–993. doi:10.1002/hep.23160. ISSN 0270-9139.