Preferred Name |
hepatic stellate cell |
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Synonyms |
HSC liver stellate cell HSC cell Ito cell |
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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. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0002741 |
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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. |
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has_obo_namespace |
BrendaTissueOBO |
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has_related_synonym |
HSC liver stellate cell HSC cell Ito cell |
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id |
BTO:0002741 |
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label |
hepatic stellate cell |
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notation |
BTO:0002741 |
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prefLabel |
hepatic stellate cell |
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