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: | response to endoplasmic reticulum stress |
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Synonyms: | cellular response to endoplasmic reticulum stress, ER stress response, response to ER stress |
Definition: | Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stress acting at the endoplasmic reticulum. ER stress usually results from the accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins in the ER lumen. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0034976] QuickGO AmiGO |