cholangiocytes
The intrahepatic biliary epithelial cells or cholangiocytes are the primary focus of injury in many congenital and acquired liver diseases of childhood. Although cholangiocytes account for only 3 to 5% of the liver cell population, injury and progressive loss of intrahepatic bile ducts can result in considerable morbidity and mortality.
References
Birnbaum A, Suchy FJ. The intrahepatic cholangiopathies. Semin Liver Dis. 1998;18(3):263-9. PMID: 9773426