| Phenotype: | liver endoplasmic reticulum broken, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| 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: | endoplasmic reticulum |
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| Synonyms: | ER |
| Definition: | The irregular network of unit membranes, visible only by electron microscopy, that occurs in the cytoplasm of many eukaryotic cells. The membranes form a complex meshwork of tubular channels, which are often expanded into slitlike cavities called cisternae. The ER takes two forms, rough (or granular), with ribosomes adhering to the outer surface, and smooth (with no ribosomes attached). |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005783] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | broken |
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| Synonyms: | burst, cracked, fractured, fragmented, hemorrhaged, split, torn |
| Definition: | A structural quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's components no longer being in a single contiguous unit. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001444] |