Anatomy

Liver

A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.

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A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.

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  • Livers

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, ultrastructure, virology.

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/ blood supply: consider also LIVER CIRCULATION; / cytol: consider also HEPATOCYTES & KUPFFER CELLS; / surg: consider also HEPATECTOMY & LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; inflammation = HEPATITIS & its specifics; specialty is HEPATOLOGY see GASTROENTEROLOGY; do not confuse "hepatic" with "intrahepatic": "intrahepatic" may refer to BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC & its diseases

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History Note

/cytology was LIVER CYTOLOGY 1964-65; /enzymology was LIVER ENZYMOLOGY 1964-65; /physiology was LIVER FUNCTION 1964-65

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  1. A03w.620w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Liver. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008099. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008099
  2. Liver. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver
  3. Liver. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9368