adult liver stem cell hepatic oval cell 2021-10-19T13:36:20Z BTO:0006561 BrendaTissueOBO HOC cell Hepatic oval cells are a small subpopulation of cells found in the liver when hepatocyte proliferation is inhibited and followed by some type of hepatic injury. These cells are believed to be bipotential, i.e., able to differentiate into hepatocytes or bile ductular cells. Marion