Term 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.
Appears at: Pharyngula:Prim-15 (30.0h-36.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000123]

Relationships
develops from: liver primordium
is part of: digestive system liver and biliary system
has parts: bile canaliculus bile ductule central vein hepatic artery hepatic portal vein hepatic sinusoid hepatic vein hepatocyte intrahepatic bile duct left liver lobe right liver lobe ventral liver lobe
is a type of: solid compound organ

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