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Cell
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CELL. A small room in a prison. See Dungeon.



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Although the liver consists primarily of hepatic parenchymal cells, several nonparenchymal cells--including stellate cells, pit cells, Kupffer cells, biliary cells, and endothelial cells--also are important for liver function.
Friedman was the first to isolate and characterize the hepatic stellate cell, which is the key cell type responsible for scar production in liver.
 
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