Fibrous capsule of Glisson

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Fibrous capsule of Glisson
Latin	capsula fibrosa perivascularis
Gray's	subject #246 1157
Dorlands/Elsevier	c_07/12211380

Glisson's capsule is a collagenous capsule covering the external surface of the liver.

It is covered by a single layer of mesothelial cells.

It is named for Francis Glisson.^[1]

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• fibrous+capsule+of+liver at eMedicine Dictionary
• Histology at BU 15504loa - "Liver, Gall Bladder, and Pancreas: liver, classic lobule"

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