Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 7 , Pages 334-335, July 2009

Metabolic functions of the liver

Vikramjit Mitra MBBS MRCP is a specialist registrar in gastroenterology (ST3) at North Tyneside Hospital, UK. He is currently involved in a research project on the assessment of clinical teaching. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Jane Metcalf MBBS FRCP PhD is a senior lecturer in medical education at Newcastle University, UK, and a Consultant Gastroenterologist with an interest in liver disease at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Her research interests include primary biliary cirrhosis, interprofessional education and medical education. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Abstract 

The liver is one of the most important organs in the body and serves a variety of important functions including metabolic, vascular, immunological, secretory and excretory functions. It plays a key role in the carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism in the human body. In this article, we outline a brief overview of the metabolic functions.

Keywords: liver, metabolic function

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PII: S1472-0299(09)00071-X

doi:10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.03.011

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 7 , Pages 334-335, July 2009

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