Keywords Inflammation, Regeneration, Fibrosis, Vascular Remodeling, Regression, Cirrhosis Chapter Contents Development of the liver 2 General features 2 Vascular arrangements 2 Hepatocyte ontogeny 4 Bile duct system 4 Haematopoiesis…
Chapter Contents Iron metabolism and homeostasis 275 Iron absorption and transport 275 Regulation of iron homeostasis 276 Hereditary iron overload 279 Hereditary haemochromatosis 279 Ferroportin disease 285 Hereditary hyperferritinaemia 286…
Chapter Contents Liver biopsy 88 Evolving role 88 Different types 89 Limitations of and requirements for interpretation 91 New competitors and alternatives to liver biopsy 92 Routine handling, fixation and…
