Liver - histology slide

This is a histology slide of the liver. At high power within the lobule the hepatocytes are polyhedral with eosinophilic cytoplasm and a usually central nucleus. Between the cords of hepatocytes are endothelially lined sinusoids. Occasional flattened Kupffer cells may be seen.

Histology image descriptions and photography by Frank N. Miller, M.D.; histology image courtesy of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.