Phenotype: | liver hepatocyte ballooning, abnormal |
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Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
Name: | liver |
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Synonyms: | |
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: | hepatocyte |
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Synonyms: | hepatocytes |
Definition: | The main structural component of the liver. They are specialized epithelial cells that are organized into interconnected plates called lobules. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009111] |
Name: | ballooning |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | A volume quality inhering in a degenerating cell by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting an increase in volume associated with cytoplasmic abnormalities. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002093] |