The neonatal liver, Part 1: embryology, anatomy, and physiology.

William L Diehl-Jones, Debbie Fraser Askin

Journal: Neonatal network : NN 2002;21(2):5-12

PMID: 11924000

Abstract

The liver is the largest organ in the body and is critical to a number of metabolic, regulatory, and detoxification processes. These include the production of bile, metabolic processing of nutrients, synthesis and regulation of plasma proteins and glucose, and biotransformation of drugs and toxins.

Address: Faculties of Nursing and Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1891/0730-0832.21.2.5

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MeSH Terms: Bile, Blood Proteins, Enzymes, Glucose, Hematopoiesis, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Liver, Liver Circulation, Xenobiotics