Human Liver Overview

Encyclopedia: Human Liver

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The liver is the largest visceral organ in the human body, and is an organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. It plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions in the body, including glycogen storage, decomposition of red blood cells, plasma protein synthesis, and detoxification. The liver is also the largest gland in the human body. It lies below the diaphragm in the thoracic...


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What kind of cells make up the human liver?
I learned recently many interesting facts about the human body- one of them is that...

well,liver is made up of specific type of cell called HEPATCYTE.here is a brief assay on liver: *the liver is an organ in vertebrates,including humans,it plays a major role in metabolism...

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What is the amount of DNA in a human liver cell?
I am doing a paper for school and it says to compare the amount of...

Your teacher is a tricky SOB. Some liver cells are binucleate (they have two nuclei) and twice the amount of DNA as other somatic cells like kidney cells.

Asked by Kocoa - 21 months ago


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