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Liver Structure

Dual blood supply of the liver merges upon entry into the liver lobule at the portal field.

1. branches of the portal vein
2. branches of the hepatic artery

The blood flows along the sinusoid and exits at the central vein.

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Modified from: Figure 11. Model of Plasmodium Sporozoite Infection of the Mammalian Liver

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Reference

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Frevert U, Engelmann S, Zougbédé S, Stange J, Ng B, et al. (2005) Intravital Observation of Plasmodium berghei Sporozoite Infection of the Liver. PLoS Biol 3(6): e192. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030192

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