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: | bilaterally paired |
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Synonyms: | paired |
Definition: | The bearer of this quality has_part n=2 of the indicated entity type, where n is unpaired for a comparable organism. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0040024] |