General medicine and surgery for dental practitioners. Part 5: liver disease.
The liver has a number of important functions. It metabolises drugs and endogenous substances and contributes to their excretion by the body. Plasma proteins are synthesised in the liver which also acts as a storage organ for glycogen and vitamin B12. The liver is also important in the production of clotting factors for normal haemostatic function.
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Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Dental School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW. beryl.leggart@ncl.ac.uk
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D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000503:physiopathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination