Hepatic (Liver)

The hepatic system includes the liver and biliary tract . The liver maintains stable conditions throughout the body. It plays an important role in digesting food (through the secretion of bile), in synthesizing proteins (albumin, carrier proteins, coagulation factors, and many hormonal and growth factors), and in detoxifying harmful substances.

Click on a substance to go to the health effects chapter in the toxicological profile. Then, search on any target organ system to find the health effects information on that system.