The liver has a unique structure, especially at the level of individual cells. Hepatocytes, the main liver cells, release bile into tiny channels called bile canaliculi, which drain into the bile duct ...

As chronic liver disease becomes more widespread, researchers at Science Tokyo have developed a lab-grown organoid that replicates a regenerating liver, offering new hope for future treatments. The ...

Currently available animal and human liver models provide limited predictions of human drug efficacy and toxicity, primarily due to metabolic differences and the limited ability of simple 2-D models ...

Surgeons have launched a new technique to use 3D printed models of patients’ livers to help them perform a complex cancer operation. Medics at University Hospital Southampton have been supported by ...

A new liver-on-a-chip made from natural collagen could offer a more realistic model for drug screening, as well as for the study of pathological diseases such as liver cancer and cirrhosis. The new ...

The liver hilum, which some people know as the porta hepatis or hilum of the liver, is a fissure or opening between two sections, or lobes, of the liver. The liver hilum allows structures including ...