| Name: | liver |
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| Definition: | Solid compound organ with three lobes that has many functions including bile production, blood detoxification, the production of critical plasma proteins and clotting factors, complement proteins and the storage of many substances, such as lipids, amino acids, iron, and glycogen. Female fish produce vitellogenins in the liver. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000123] |
| Name: | steroid biosynthetic process |
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| Synonyms: | steroid anabolism, steroid biosynthesis, steroid formation, steroid synthesis, steroidogenesis |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of steroids, compounds with a 1,2,cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus; includes de novo formation and steroid interconversion by modification. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006694] QuickGO AmiGO |