This picture shows what the normal liver looks like under a microscope.
A large blood supply is necessary to keep the liver functioning. Eighty percent of the liver's blood supply (an estimated 3 pints per minute) is delivered via the portal vein, and the other 20% is delivered via the hepatic artery. The sinusoids then carry the blood to individual liver cells.
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Biopsy indicating
whether there is liver
damage