Human liver lobule 3D cellular reconstruction (IMAGE)

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

Human liver lobule 3D cellular reconstruction

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Close-up of a human liver lobule highlighting GLUL (glutamine synthetase) + liver cells surrounding the central vein (grey), with intensity-based pseudocoloring of CD32b expression showing the highest signal (orange) localized near the central vein and gradually decreasing along the central–portal axis.

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Wes Fabyan and Chelsea Fortin

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