A cancer of it can be caused by aflatoxin.
An autoimmune disease of this organ is characterized by antibodies to selenium transferase and is associated with anti-smooth muscle antibodies. A cancer of it can be caused by aflatoxin. Backflow in this organ can cause the appearance of caput medusae, and this organ's outflow is blocked in Budd-Chiari syndrome. Angiotensinogen, C-reactive protein, and fibrinogen are all produced in this organ. Feathery degeneration and ballooning degeneration are two forms of apoptosis undergone by this organ's (*) namesake cells, many of which are multinucleated. Kupffer cells are the resident macrophages of this organ, which also contains fenestrated blood vessels called sinusoids. The functional unit of this organ consists of a namesake triad of an artery, a vein, and a duct, and this four-lobed organ is fed by the portal vein. For 10 points, name this organ damaged in cirrhosis.
An autoimmune disease of this organ is characterized by antibodies to selenium transferase and is associated with anti-smooth muscle antibodies.
the liver