I. Further inquiries as to the structure, development, and function of the liver

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London ◽

10.1098/rstl.1853.0001 ◽

1853 ◽

Vol 143 ◽

pp. 1-28 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Keyword(s):

Royal Society ◽

Structure Development ◽

Hepatic Cells ◽

And Function

Since I presented to the Royal Society in 1847 the description which I have given of the structure of the liver, I have become acquainted with the researches of Professor Retzius, and of Dr. Leidy, and have been favoured by M. Natalis Guillot with a view of the preparations on which he grounds the opinions I noticed on that occasion. Professor Retzius describes the hepatic ducts as forming close networks in the sheaths of Glisson’s capsule, perilobular or alveolar networks; from which are given off minute lobular networks interwoven with the portal-hepatic plexuses, and constituting with them the substance of the lobules. These plexuses are described as consisting of anastomosing tubes which are formed of a basement or limitary membrane, like those of other glands, and in these tubes I presume Professor Retzius considers the hepatic cells to be lodged.

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Structure, development and function of the branchial sieve of the common bream, Abramis brama, white bream, Blicca bjoerkna and roach, Rutilus rutilus

Environmental Biology of Fishes ◽

10.1007/bf00002558 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 33 (1-2) ◽

pp. 105-124 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Coen van den Berg ◽

Ferdinand A. Sibbing ◽

Jan W. M. Osse ◽

Wim Hoogenboezem

Keyword(s):

Rutilus Rutilus ◽

Abramis Brama ◽

Structure Development ◽

Roach Rutilus Rutilus ◽

Bream Abramis Brama ◽

The Common ◽

Common Bream ◽

And Function ◽

Common Bream Abramis Brama ◽

White Bream

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Why Governments Should Invest More in Fundamental Research

10.32386/scivpro.000009 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Venki Ramakrishnan ◽

Mejd Alsari

Keyword(s):

Molecular Biology ◽

Nobel Prize ◽

Public Engagement ◽

Royal Society ◽

Scientific Research ◽

Group Leader ◽

Structure And Function ◽

Science And Engineering ◽

Fundamental Research ◽

And Function

Venkatraman ‘Venki’ Ramakrishnan is the President of The Royal Society and Group Leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. In 2009 he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry ‘for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome’. In this interview he explains why governments should invest more in basic scientific research rather than simply on applied science and engineering. He also discusses interdisciplinarity, collaborations, and public engagement.

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IX. On the structure and development of the liver

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London ◽

10.1098/rstl.1849.0009 ◽

1849 ◽

Vol 139 ◽

pp. 109-137 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Royal Society ◽

A Priori ◽

Structural Features ◽

Structure And Function ◽

Conclusive Evidence ◽

Interesting Paper ◽

Biliary Ducts ◽

And Function ◽

Do So

In venturing to offer a second communication to the Royal Society respecting the structure of the liver, I feel the rather anxious to do so, that I may have an opportunity of correcting an error and supplying a deficiency which existed in my previous paper. In the following observations I purpose to present some account of the structure of the liver examined in the ascending series of animals, and also to describe the several stages of its evolution in the embryo; in this way I trust I may be able to exhibit the characteristic structural features of the organ as it exists in Man and the higher animals, and also to determine the true place which ought to be assigned to it in a classification of the various glandular organs occurring in the same. I am not aware that any detailed account of the structure of the liver has been recently published, except that by M. Natalis Guillot, which however, so far as I comprehend it, does not seem to be one that can be readily accepted; the idea that the minute biliary ducts and lymphatics originate together in a common net-work, is à priori improbable, and entirely opposed to conclusive evidence (as I think), which will be subsequently adduced. A very interesting paper on the structure and function of the liver has also appeared in the 4th volume of the Guy’s Hospital Reports, from the pen of Dr. Williams; to his labours I shall several times have occasion to refer, but it will be seen that I differ from him in several particulars, especially respecting the importance of the basement or limitary membrane.

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Growth and Function in the Foetal Liver

Development ◽

10.1242/dev.4.2.97 ◽

1956 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 97-109

Author(s):

D. A. T. Dick

Keyword(s):

Relative Weight ◽

Liver Weight ◽

Developmental Period ◽

Hepatic Tissue ◽

Relative Liver Weight ◽

Hepatic Cells ◽

Foetal Liver ◽

And Function

Many investigators have demonstrated the decline which takes place in the relative weight of the liver during the development of the mammalian foetus; Carlyle (1945) and Wallace (1945) in the sheep, Jackson (1909) in man, Lowrey (1911) in the pig, Williamson (1948) and Addis & Gray (1950) in the rat, Latimer & Corder (1948) in the dog, and Latimer (1948) in the cat. The present work is an attempt to find the cause underlying this decline. Since the foetal liver contains not only hepatic tissue but also much haemopoietic tissue, it was first necessary to determine whether the decrease in the relative liver-weight represents a real diminution of true hepatic tissue or whether it simply reflects the progressive shift of haemopoiesis from liver to skeleton. In order to test these lternatives a method was devised for determining the total amount of true hepatic tissue, i.e. the total number of hepatic cells, in a given foetal liver, and applied to a series of foetuses covering the developmental period.

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