| Term: | liver phosphatidylserine biosynthetic process |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | liver |
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| Definition: | Solid compound organ with three lobes that has many functions including bile production, blood detoxification, the production of critical plasma proteins and clotting factors, complement proteins and the storage of many substances, such as lipids, amino acids, iron, and glycogen. Female fish produce vitellogenins in the liver. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000123] |
| Name: | phosphatidylserine biosynthetic process |
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| Synonyms: | phosphatidylserine anabolism, phosphatidylserine biosynthesis, phosphatidylserine formation, phosphatidylserine synthesis |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phosphatidylserines, any of a class of glycerophospholipids in which the phosphatidyl group is esterified to the hydroxyl group of L-serine. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006659] QuickGO AmiGO |