Are Hepatocytes Endothelial Cells?

Hepatocytes and their in vitro models are essential tools for preclinical screening studies for drugs that affect the liver. ... Hepatocytes and liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) account for ∼ 80% of the liver mass where the LSECs line the walls of blood vessels, and act as a barrier between hepatocytes and blood.

What type of cells are hepatocytes?

The hepatocytes (epithelial cells of the liver) form branching plates of cells, often only one cell thick, between a system of capillary sinusoids that connect the portal tracts to the central vein.

Are there endothelial cells in the liver?

Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) line the low shear, sinusoidal capillary channels of the liver and are the most abundant non-parenchymal hepatic cell population.