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  2. Lobules of liver - Wikipedia

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    In histology (microscopic anatomy ), the lobules of liver, or hepatic lobules, are small divisions of the liver defined at the microscopic scale. The hepatic lobule is a building block of the liver tissue, consisting of a portal triad, hepatocytes arranged in linear cords between a capillary network, and a central vein .

  3. Circumventricular organs - Wikipedia

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    The circumventricular organs are midline structures around the third and fourth ventricles that are in contact with blood and cerebrospinal fluid, and they facilitate special types of communication between the central nervous system and peripheral blood. [1] [8] [9] Additionally, they are an integral part of neuroendocrine function. [10] [11 ...

  4. Congestive hepatopathy - Wikipedia

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    Gastroenterology, hepatology. Congestive hepatopathy, is liver dysfunction due to venous congestion, usually due to congestive heart failure. The gross pathological appearance of a liver affected by chronic passive congestion is "speckled" like a grated nutmeg kernel; the dark spots represent the dilated and congested hepatic venules and small ...

  5. Ethnic groups in Central America - Wikipedia

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    Central America is a subregion of the Americas formed by six Latin American countries and one (officially) Anglo-American country, Belize.As an isthmus it connects South America with the remainder of mainland North America, and comprises the following countries (from north to south): Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

  6. Centrilobular necrosis - Wikipedia

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    Centrilobular necrosis (CN) is a nonspecific histopathological observation brought on by hepatotoxins like acetaminophen (paracetamol), [1] thioacetamide, tetrachloride, [2] cardiac hepatopathy due to acute right sided cardiac failure, and congestive hepatic injury in veno‐occlusive disease, [3] or hypoxic injury due to ischemia. [2]

  7. Alberta Health Services - Wikipedia

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    Alberta Health Services, which was established on May 15, 2008, is a quasi-independent agency of the Alberta government with a mandate of public health services throughout the province under the Ministry of Health. Ed Stelmach, who served as Alberta's premier from December 2006 to October 2011, as leader of the Progressive Conservative ...

  8. Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation - Wikipedia

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    The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation ( CDSCO) is India 's national regulatory body for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. It serves a similar function to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States or the European Medicines Agency of the European Union. The Indian government has announced its plan to ...

  9. Central Time Zone - Wikipedia

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    The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America and some Caribbean islands.. In parts of that zone (20 states in the US, three provinces or territories in Canada, and several border municipalities in Mexico), the Central Time Zone is affected by two time designations yearly: Central Standard Time (CST) is observed from the ...