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The first report of Ito-cell in Iran

Authors :
Shariat S
Reza Zadeh M
Jamali M
Minai B
Source :
Tehran University Medical Journal, Vol 52, Iss 3-4, Pp 23-29 (1994)
Publication Year :
1994
Publisher :
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1994.

Abstract

Ito cell (Fat Storing Cell=FSC) is one of the cells which forms the liver sinusoidal wall; it also forms the connective tissue of the liver. The cell was first identified in 1963 by a scientist named Ito. It will get damaged due to the plasma fat increase which is resulted from a diet of corn oil 10% and fish oil 10%; the damage wil be in form of fat storing cell. The FSC morphology may represent the damage to the liver tissue. The biopsy of an infant's liver reveals that, Ito cell has a very small cell body which contains a core in the middle occupying 2/3 of the area of cytoplasm its basal cytoplasm is hollow and very clear. This study indicated that not only the ultrastructure of Ito cell is circular and three dimensional, but also its presence may show the damage to the liver tissue.

Subjects

Subjects :
Medicine (General)
R5-920

Details

Language :
Persian
ISSN :
16831764 and 17357322
Volume :
52
Issue :
3-4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Tehran University Medical Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.42037a081724e7fab2caa51c5e3b44b
Document Type :
article