Organ Systems and the Chemicals that Affect Them - Hepatic Liver
The hepatic system includes the liver and biliary tract . The liver maintains stable conditions throughout the body. It plays an important role in digesting food (through the secretion of bile), in synthesizing proteins (albumin, carrier proteins, coagulation factors, and many hormonal and growth factors), and in detoxifying harmful substances.
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- SourceUrl: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/toxorganlisting.asp?sysid=15
- Syndication ID: 6617
- Language: English
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:06 PM
- Date Syndication Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 01:48 AM
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