| 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: | triglyceride biosynthetic process |
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| Synonyms: | triacylglycerol biosynthesis, triacylglycerol biosynthetic process, triglyceride anabolism, triglyceride biosynthesis, triglyceride formation, triglyceride synthesis |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a triglyceride, any triester of glycerol. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0019432] QuickGO AmiGO |