| Name: | liver |
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| Definition: | Solid compound organ with three lobes that has many functions including bile production, blood detoxification, the production of critical plasma proteins and clotting factors, complement proteins and the storage of many substances, such as lipids, amino acids, iron, and glycogen. Female fish produce vitellogenins in the liver. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000123] |
| Name: | ganglioside biosynthetic process |
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| Synonyms: | ganglio-series glycosphingolipid biosynthesis, ganglioside anabolism, ganglioside biosynthesis, ganglioside formation, ganglioside synthesis |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of gangliosides that begins with the synthesis of a tetrasaccharide core Gal-beta-1,3-GalNAc-beta-1,4-Gal-beta-1,4-Glc-ceramide. This core can be further elongated with the sequential addition of various carbohydrate units including the addition of one or more sialic acid residues. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0001574] QuickGO AmiGO |