This organ's cirrhosis can occur as from hepatitis, but it is capable of regeneration.
The Ito [EE-toe] cells of this organ are located in the space of Disse and hold vitamin A. The function of this organ is tested by measuring serum albumin level, and it possesses special macrophages called Kupffer cells. It is able to take pyruvic [*] acid to perform the reverse reaction of glycolysis, gluco-neo-genesis. The failure of this organ to metabolize bilirubin leads to jaundice. This organ's cirrhosis can occur as from hepatitis, but it is capable of regeneration. For 10 points, name the largest internal organ in human body, which people abuse by drinking lots of alcohol.
The Ito [EE-toe] cells of this organ are located in the space of Disse and hold vitamin A.
Liver [DU]