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formed into the slender hepatic cords of the adult liver is not known. The 

 change begins to take place about the time of birth in man. The breaking up 

 of the larger vessels into smaller by ingrowth of the cords of liver cells gives 

 rise to the so-called sinusoidal circulation. 



General References for Further Study 



Oppel: Lehrbuch dor verglcichenden mikroskopischen Anatomie. 



Kolliker: Handbuch der Gewebelehre des Menschen. 



Opie: The Pancreas. 



Stohr: Salivary Glands, in Text-book of Histology. 



