| Name: | liver |
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| 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: | hepatocyte |
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| Synonyms: | hepatocytes |
| Definition: | The main structural component of the liver. They are specialized epithelial cells that are organized into interconnected plates called lobules. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009111] |
| Name: | has extra parts of type |
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| Synonyms: | has extra parts of, has increased number of, having extra physical parts, having supernumerary physical parts, increased number of |
| Definition: | The bearer of this quality has_part > n of the indicated entity type, where n is the normal amount for a comparable organism. Note that the bearer of the quality is the whole, not the part. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002002] |
| Name: | lipid droplet |
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| Synonyms: | adiposome, lipid body, lipid particle |
| Definition: | An intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle comprising a matrix of coalesced lipids surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer. May include associated proteins. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005811] QuickGO AmiGO |