Combined Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: November 18, 2021
Preferred Name

hepatic oval stem cell

Synonyms

hepatic progenitor cell

hepatic oval cell

liver progenitor cell

Definitions

A transient hepatic stem cell observed after liver injury with a high nuclear to cytoplasm ratio that can differentiate into mature hepatocytes and bile duct cells. Arises from more than one tissue.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0002196

contributor

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1980-3228

creation date

2010-08-30T02:01:49Z

database_cross_reference

BTO:0004270

FMA:86576

definition

A transient hepatic stem cell observed after liver injury with a high nuclear to cytoplasm ratio that can differentiate into mature hepatocytes and bile duct cells. Arises from more than one tissue.

has exact synonym

hepatic progenitor cell

hepatic oval cell

liver progenitor cell

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas

label

hepatic oval stem cell

prefixIRI

CL:0002196

prefLabel

hepatic oval stem cell

RO_0002175

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

RO_0004050

Liver progenitor cells have been variously named in rodent and human studies as oval cells, hepatic progenitor cells, liver stem cells, ductular reactions, or atypical ductular cells. They were first described as oval cells in rats due to their large nuclear-to-cytoplasm ratio and oval-shaped nuclei. On the difference between 'hepatic liver stem cells' (HLSC) and 'oval cells': "... unlike a well-known hepatic progenitor cell population, known as oval cells in rodents, HLSCs do not express CK-7, CK-19, c-kit, CD133 and alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) (Gaudio et al., 2009)".

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0011026

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