On the origin of stellate cells: mesodermal, endodermal or neuro-ectodermal?

A Geerts - Journal of hepatology, 2004 - journal-of-hepatology.eu
In humans, the embryonic liver is formed from endodermal cells of the ventral foregut, 24–26
days post-conception [1, 2]. Endodermal cells grow out and form a bud, the hepatic
diverticulum, that gives rise to the parenchyma (hepatocytes) and bile duct system (biliary
epithelial cells). The hepatic diverticulum grows into the mesenchymal framework of the
septum transversum. Within the septum transversum, spaces appear that will be surrounded
by flat, evenly aligned, mesodermal cells, which resemble endothelial cells in the capillaries …