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The neonatal liver, Part 1: embryology, anatomy, and physiology
William L Diehl-Jones1, Debbie Fraser Askin
1Faculties of Nursing and Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada. Bill_Diehl-Jones@UManitoba.ca
Neonatal Network : NN
|April 2, 2002
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.