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Why is zone 1 of liver more prone to ischaemic injury?


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  • 2 weeks later...

Blood flows from the portal vein inward towards the central vein. Thus the tissue around the central vein gets the last picking from the blood.

 

27 minutes discusses this. Great video too

 

 

hope this helps!

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