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The liver parenchyma functions as both an exocrine gland producing excretory products to be secreted into the biliary duct system, and an endocrine gland, synthesising products to be directly delivered to the blood. Delicate canaliculi (BC) bordered by the apical liver cell surfaces build up the initial parts of the bile transport system visible in the central part of both panels A and B.
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Pavelka, M., Roth, J. (2010). Liver Epithelium: Bile Canaliculi. In: Functional Ultrastructure. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99390-3_112
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