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Electron Microscopy in Human Liver Pathology

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Basic and Clinical Hepatology

Part of the book series: Developments in Gastroenterology ((DIGA,volume 2))

Abstract

The liver was the first human organ to be studied by electron microscopy owing to the fact that it is easy to obtain bioptic samples. The liver cell immediately represented an admirable model of complex macromolecular organization in which structure could be identified with function. A great deal of data and information emerged from this, followed by critical comment and reexamination, given the overlap of different aspecific factors and the difficulty in defining a description of the ‘normal liver’ within precise limits (due to technical problems, functional and topographical modifications, and not wholly valid deductions between the liver of experimental animals and the human liver).

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 289, I-00161, Rome, Italy

    Pietro M. Motta M.D., Ph.D

  2. Department of Anatomy, Medical College of Ohio, C.S. 10008, Toledo, Ohio, 43699, USA

    Liberato J. A. DiDio M.D., D.Sc., Ph.D

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Laschi, R., Busachi, C.A. (1982). Electron Microscopy in Human Liver Pathology. In: Motta, P.M., DiDio, L.J.A. (eds) Basic and Clinical Hepatology. Developments in Gastroenterology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8216-1_9

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