BRENDA Tissue and Enzyme Source Ontology

Last uploaded: February 4, 2022
Preferred Name

hepatic stellate cell

Synonyms

HSC

liver stellate cell

HSC cell

Ito cell

Definitions

Hepatic stellate cells are pericytes found in the perisinusoidal space (a small area between the sinusoids and hepatocytes) of the liver. The stellate cell is the major cell type involved in liver fibrosis, which is the formation of scar tissue in response to liver damage.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0002741

definition

Hepatic stellate cells are pericytes found in the perisinusoidal space (a small area between the sinusoids and hepatocytes) of the liver. The stellate cell is the major cell type involved in liver fibrosis, which is the formation of scar tissue in response to liver damage.

has_obo_namespace

BrendaTissueOBO

has_related_synonym

HSC

liver stellate cell

HSC cell

Ito cell

id

BTO:0002741

label

hepatic stellate cell

notation

BTO:0002741

prefLabel

hepatic stellate cell

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0002441

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0005265

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0002441

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0005265

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