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hepatobiliary system

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The part of the digestive system that contains the liver and the biliary system. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Term info

Label

hepatobiliary system

Synonyms
  • hepaticobiliary system
  • liver and biliary system
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

UBPROP 0000009

The hepaticobiliary system is responsible for metabolic and catabolic processing of small molecules absorbed from the blood or gut, hormones and serum proteins, detoxification, storage of glycogen, triglycerides, metals and lipid soluble vitamins and excretion of bile. Included are the synthesis of albumin, blood coagulation factors, complement, and specific binding proteins. The parts are: liver, bile duct, gall bladder and hepatic duct [GO:0061008]

external definition

System responsible for the production and movement of bile[ZFIN:curator].

has related synonym

liver/biliary system

id

UBERON:0002423