A 60-year-old man is seen in the emergency room. He is disoriented and complains of fatigue and weakness
A physical examination reveals signs of alcohol abuse and a hardened liver. Blood tests reveal hypoglycemia. Loss of the function of which hepatic cell type most likely accounts for his inability to maintain normal levels of plasma glucose?
A. endothelial cells
B. Kupffer's cells
C. stellate cells
D. hepatocytes
E. cholangiocytes
ANS: D
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