消化系统英文63.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hematological regulation Synthesis of plasma proteins (think albumins, etc.) Removal of hormones (like a giant sponge, the liver takes NE, epi, thyroid hormones, steroid hormones, etc. ‘out of the game’) Removal of antibodies Removal (or storage) of toxins Phagocytosis (Kupffer cells chomp up RBCs and are APCs!) Production of bile (1 liter/day) Kupffer RBCs Hepatocytes produce bile Bile is made and then secreted into channels called bile canaliculi Canaliculi merge to joi