hepatic sinusoid

Term ID

ZFA:0005091

Synonyms

• hepatic sinusoids

Definition

Wide thin-walled blood vessels in the liver. The terminal branches of the hepatic portal vein and hepatic artery empty into the sinusoids where the blood mixes. In mammals they have neither venous or arterial markers. Sinusoids are scattered throughout the parenchyma and appear small and round. (1)

Appears at

Unknown

Evident until

Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)

References

• TAO:0005091

Ontology

Anatomy Ontology