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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 15.
Published in final edited form as: Gastroenterology. 2018 Feb 8;154(5):1258–1272. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.01.066

Figure 5.

Figure 5.

Structural, metabolic, and secretory functions of mature hepatocytes. Mature hepatocytes have a typical epithelial cell structure, including polygonal shape and presence of epithelial markers, highly express genes related to drug metabolism (phase 1, 2, and 3), secrete albumin, and produce urea and bile acid.