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liver cells

noun, plural form of liver cell

1. hepatocytes, or epithelial cells, that are found in the liver whose functions include protein synthesis, storage and transformation of carbohydrates, synthesis of cholesterol, bile salts and phospholipids, and detoxification, modification and excretion of exogenous and endogenous substances

2. the main structural component o the liver that initiates the formation and secretion of bile