Liver [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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====== Liver ======

Large, meaty [[organ]] that sits on the right side of the belly. ... The liver also detoxifies chemicals and metabolizes drugs. As it does so, the liver secretes bile that ends up back in the intestines. The liver also makes proteins important for blood clotting and other functions.
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The [[anterior pituitary]] is one of only two sites in the body having a portal circulation (the other being the liver). 
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 ([[IGF-1]]) (formerly known as somatomedin-C) is the [[protein]] secreted primarily by the [[liver]] in response to [[GH]] that is responsible for most of GH’s systemic effects.
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Many cases blamed on [[steroid]]s may instead be due to [[alcohol]] use, [[cigarette smoking]], [[liver disease]], underlying vascular [[inflammation]]...