| Term: | liver peroxisome organization |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| 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: | peroxisome organization |
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| Synonyms: | peroxisome organisation, peroxisome organization and biogenesis, peroxisome-assembly ATPase activity |
| Definition: | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a peroxisome. A peroxisome is a small, membrane-bounded organelle that uses dioxygen (O2) to oxidize organic molecules. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007031] QuickGO AmiGO |