Alpha fetoprotein and alpha-one globulin are often used to diagnose cancer in this organ.  
Alpha fetoprotein and alpha-one globulin are often used to diagnose cancer in this organ.  Kupffer cells are found in this organ, and other cells in this organ have an unusual level of polyploidy.  Cholesterol is synthesized in this organ, as well albumin, clotting factors, and angiotensinogen.  One pathway in the organ synthesizes pyruvic acid from lactic acid and is called the (*) Cori cycle.  The portal vein enters this structure where it spreads into vascular channels called sinusoids, and this organ shares the billiary tree with the nearby gall bladder.  Hepatocytes store glycogen in, for 10 points, this largest gland which filters alcohol from blood and secretes bile.
Alpha fetoprotein and alpha-one globulin are often used to diagnose cancer in this organ.  
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