| Name: | hepatocyte |
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| Synonyms: | hepatocytes |
| Definition: | The main structural component of the liver. They are specialized epithelial cells that are organized into interconnected plates called lobules. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009111] |
| Name: | fatty acid |
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| Synonyms: | acide gras, acides gras, acido graso, acidos grasos, Fatty acid, fatty acids, Fettsaeure, Fettsaeuren |
| Definition: | Any aliphatic monocarboxylic acid derived from or contained in esterified form in an animal or vegetable fat, oil or wax. Natural fatty acids commonly have a chain of 4 to 28 carbons (usually unbranched and even-numbered), which may be saturated or unsaturated. By extension, the term is sometimes used to embrace all acyclic aliphatic carboxylic acids. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:35366] ( EBI ) |