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What are the functions of liver?
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The functions of liver are:
- The liver secretes bile juice which helps in the digestion of fats.
- It secretes an anticoagulant called heparin which prevent clotting of blood inside blood vessels.
- It produces a protein, angiotensinogen, which helps the kidneys in maintaining body fluid osmoregulation.
- It is an important place of lymph formation.
- It produces red blood cells in the embryo.
- It also helps in breakdown of insulin and other hormones, haemogloin, some toxic substances and conversion of ammonia into urea takes place in liver.
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