Liver

The liver is an organ in vertebrates, including humans. It plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions in the body including detoxification, glycogen storage and plasma protein synthesis. It also produces bile, which is important for digestion. Medical terms related to the liver often start in hepato- or hepatic from the Greek word for liver, hepar.

References

The following are standard medical textbooks.

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• Eugene R. Schiff, Michael F. Sorrell, Willis C. Maddrey, eds. Schiff's diseases of the liver, 9th ed. Philadelphia : Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2003. ISBN 0781730074
• Sheila Sherlock, James Dooley. Diseases of the liver and biliary system, 11th ed. Oxford, UK ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science. 2002. ISBN 0632055820
• David Zakim, Thomas D. Boyer. eds. Hepatology : a textbook of liver disease, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders. 2003. ISBN 0721690513

Rehash of science for the lay reader:

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• Sanjiv Chopra. The Liver Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery, Atria, 2002, ISBN 0743405854
• Melissa Palmer. Dr. Melissa Palmer's Guide to Hepatitis and Liver Disease: What You Need to Know, Avery Publishing Group; Revised edition May 24, 2004, ISBN 1583331883. her webpage.
• Howard J. Worman. The Liver Disorders Sourcebook, McGraw-Hill, 1999, ISBN 0737300906. his Columbia U web site, Diseases of the liver