hepatic and biliary disorders
Liver Structure and Function
Introduction
The liver is a metabolically complex organ. Hepatocytes (liver parenchymal cells) perform the liver’s metabolic functions: Formation and excretion of bile as a component of bilirubin metabolism (see Overview of bilirubin metabolism ) Diabetes Mellitus (DM) None Overview of Lipid Metabolism None Control of cholesterol metabolism Formation ofurea, serumalbumin, clotting factors, enzymes, and numerous other proteins Drug Metabolism None 