BRAINCAKEProduction of Bile Salts, Bile Pigments and Cholesterol
The liver synthesises red blood cells in the fetus. After birth, red blood cells are synthesised in the bone marrow and old cells are broken down and recycled in the liver.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Hepatocyte
- A liver cell, responsible for most of the liver's metabolic functions.
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- Structure of the Liver
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- Transamination and Deamination
- Detoxification
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- Structure of the Kidney
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