The Anatomical RecordVolume 119, Issue 1 p. 11-33 Article Subdivision of hexagonal liver lobules into a structural and functional unit. Role in hepatic physiology and pathology†‡ A. M. Rappaport, A. M. Rappaport Department of Physiology and Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorZ. J. Borowy, Z. J. Borowy Department of Physiology and Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorW. M. Lougheed, W. M. Lougheed Department of Physiology and Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorW. N. Lotto, W. N. Lotto Department of Physiology and Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author A. M. Rappaport, A. M. Rappaport Department of Physiology and Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorZ. J. Borowy, Z. J. Borowy Department of Physiology and Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorW. M. Lougheed, W. M. Lougheed Department of Physiology and Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorW. N. Lotto, W. N. Lotto Department of Physiology and Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author First published: May 1954 https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.1091190103Citations: 266 † This work was supported in part by a grant from the Defense Research Board of Canada. ‡ A synopsis of this work was presented at the Eleventh Conference on Liver Injury sponsored by the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, New York City, May 30, 1952. The hepatic structural unit was then called the “liver acinus.” AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume119, Issue1May 1954Pages 11-33 RelatedInformation