Term: liver connective tissue replacement involved in inflammatory response wound healing
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Name: liver
Synonyms:
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: connective tissue replacement involved in inflammatory response wound healing
Synonyms: connective tissue replacement during inflammatory response, fibrosis during inflammatory response, tissue fibrosis development
Definition: The series of events leading to growth of connective tissue when loss of tissues that are incapable of regeneration occurs, or when fibrinous exudate cannot be adequately cleared, as part of an inflammatory response.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0002248]    QuickGO    AmiGO