Hepatocytes, the major parenchymal cells in the liver, play pivotal roles in metabolism, detoxification, and protein synthesis.

What does the hepatocyte secrete?

Hepatocytes synthesise and secrete bile into a system of tiny bile canaliculi which are present between adjacent hepatocytes. These canaliculi do not have a duct-like structure but consist merely of localised enlargements of the intercellular space between adjacent cells.

Why are liver cells called hepatocytes?

The most common cells of the liver (making up roughly 90% of the liver's cells) are called hepatocytes. They are all identical. These cells carry out most of the functions which the liver performs.