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Explain of Hepatic Pathology

8.Fatty metamorphosis of liver, microscopic

Here are seen the lipid vacuoles within hepatocytes. The lipid accumulates when lipoprotein transport is disrupted and/or when fatty acids accumulate. Alcohol, the most common cause, is a hepatotoxin that interferes with mitochondrial and microsomal function in hepatocytes, leading to an accumulation of lipid.

（本图片资料来源自美国犹他大学）