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Stellate cells
Storage cells of the liver.
Also: Hepatic stellate cells
Perisinusoidal cells in the liver that store vitamin A as retinyl esters in lipid droplets. Upon activation (e.g., chronic injury) they transdifferentiate into myofibroblasts that produce fibrotic matrix.
How one textbook covers it
Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary
Perisinusoidal cells in the liver that store vitamin A as retinyl esters in lipid droplets. Upon activation (e.g., chronic injury) they transdifferentiate into myofibroblasts that produce fibrotic matrix.
Related terms
Parenchymal cells, Rhodopsin